Chapter 15

• Sophia stares blankly ahead in the elevator as she descends to the ground floor to meet Johnny outside for lunch. It's been a few days since his drunken confession, and two days of his AWOL childish behavior passed before he finally showed up to act like an adult once more. And like every other time, they never mentioned it again because this is what he does. Back into the swing of their ordinary lives, and it's brushed under the table as though it never happened and became just another absurd ritual in her life.
• She's barely seen Leon all week as they're all so swamped in work with three new company investments to launch by the end of the month that's taking all their time. She's had an average of two hours sleep a night, missed so many meals from overtime, skipped lunch breaks that she's dropped a dress size. Hence her lunch date and making time to hang out with her little brother, forcing her to eat and take a break. He's the only one who ever seems to put her before everything else.
• The noise outside the lobby pulls her attention, and she glances up as she walks towards the wall of glass doors, surprised by the crowds of people that seem to be milling right in front of their building. They're not a company that gets a lot of foot traffic given their area of expertise, so this is unusual. Her stomach sinks as she catches sight of some billboards being pulled up, and many turn their backs to face out towards the road to assemble into a long line, spreading the width of their entrance.