Sophie walker [Book 1] ✔️

Twenty eight

Sophie pov

"I'm fucking sick Duke of living, I just want to die and it's not cause school or whatever it's just cause everyone fucking dies and they leave me alone to cope with it. Someday dad will die and you will and then I'll be alone I'll have no one in this world to call family. " I yelled and suddenly my legs gave out and I collapsed to the floor and was just crying. Suddenly, I couldn't breathe and was breathing heavily.

Duke didn't know what to do. He was just staring for a minute and then he ran to me and knelt beside me.

"Sophie you're okay breathe, it's okay."

"It's not okay everyone just dies." I said

"We'll talk about this later, just breathe now you're okay."  I focused on my breathing it took a lot of time for it to slow down but it did.

"Now, are you okay? What's going on Sophie?"

"I don't know. Dad's asleep so can we please visit mom? Only if you want to"

"Yeah, of course. Get in car I'll be right out."

"Thank you." I said, wiping my tears and got out of the door.

Duke came out. We sat in dad's car and he drove to the cemetery. I was trying my hardest not to cry.

"Hey you ready?" He asked as stopped the car. I nodded. I got out and I walked to mom's grave.

"Hey mom, I miss you like a lot, I hate how you left me and dad, and just died, I'm sorry mom but I really miss you and it's really hard to just get through every single day, I can't tell cause he'll worry and he already has a lot to worry about, I hope you didn't die mom, I wish I could've done something different that day." I said. Duke was in the car, he wanted me to have some privacy I guess. Suddenly, it started raining so I ran to the car.

He drove home, not saying anything. He made sure I got into the house and then walked to his. I got in my room and sat on my table, working on maths.

After a few hours, I checked the time it was 6 am, I quickly got up showered and got ready for school. I went into dad's room. He was asleep probably cause of the painkillers he was on.

I got downstairs and duke was there drinking coffee.

"I'll drop you to school today, and I didn't make anything for your lunch. So 20 are on the table. You can get something from the canteen. I nodded. I grabbed a granola bar and we got into his car after I grabbed my bag and other stuff.

Soon, we reach the school. First class, maths. My maths teacher was Mr. Radford. He was nice helped the students.  We all were sitting in his class and he was having students come to the front and solve all the problems.

"Sophie. How about you solve this one?" He says writing a problem on the board. I read it. It was one of the difficult ones.

"I don't think I can do it," I say.

"Try at least I'm here to help you".

"Okay." I say and walk up to the board. I start solving. I solve it all and leave the way for him to look at it.

"Your way is right, there's some minor mistake, do it again." He said. I solved it again and got a completely different answer.

"That's right. Good Job. You may return to your seat.He says

I return to my seat. And we spend the rest of the class solving questions. I couldn't solve most of them but I was trying.

After class

"You have study hall next right?"  He asks.

"Yep." I say.

"Can you stay here? I'll write you an excuse." I nod and take a seat.

"So today you knew the answer but you were nervous? Why?" He asks.

"I just was." I say.

"Are you stressed for the test?"   I nodded. 

"Don't be. You will do good. You just need practice which we are going to do now."

"Thank you Mr. Radford."

We start doing questions, I was doing them but slowly.

Soon, the bell rang.

"Sophie you will do great in the test. If you have any doubts just ask me dont hesitate. "

"Will do." I say.

"We are done." He says.

"Thank you Mr. Radford". I say.

"Yeah. I want my students to score good in this test and I will do anything I can to make them score good". He says.

I go out and I spend the rest of my day with my friends and then it was time to go home I boarded the bus. Disha looked worried.

"Something up Disha?" I ask.

"Yeah, I am meeting my uncle today. He has a daughter our age."  She says.  I stare at her in shock and we talk the rest of the ride. I get down from the bus and think. She was my cousin.

Ashton pov

I was at home preparing for Anuj to come.  Anuj, Sarah's brother. They were twins. Identical twins. Looked pretty much the same. I  talked to him but really less. I wasn't doing anything just sitting on the couch.

"So how many people are coming?" Duke asked as he was setting the table.

"3. Anuj, his wife, mihika and their daughter Disha." I say.

"Alright." He says and starts setting the table. 

"Hey dad, hey duke." She said as she sat down on the couch and snuggled into me. 

"Long day?" I ask. I felt her nod her head. 

"Is someone coming home today?" 

"Yeah, your uncle, aunt and their daughter Disha." 

Sophie pov

It was official. Disha was my cousin. 

"It's Emily, I will be right back. " He comes back 2 mins later.

"Well, Emily is also coming. So one more person today." He says.

Suddenly Disha comes in the door with a mom-like looking man and a woman. She stares at me in shock.