I was trying desperately to get mom ship to start, when Sonia jumped to the place next to me. "What are you trying to do?"


    "I''m going to move in with my dad." I looked at Sonia''s eyes. I tried to hold on to my determination, but look on Sonia''s face made me second guess everything I was trying to do. "You can''t stop me. Gorgos are liars. They keep an innocent woman locked up. What else they are doing?"


    "That''s what you got from her words? You are going to the opposite side just because you heard mumbling of some estranged aunt." I wanted to look away from Sonia. I hated how I had to look at her to talk to her. Just by looking at her I started to feel guilty of the thoughts in my head. Just not enough to change my mind.


    "it''s not just this. It''s everything. It''s every single thing. My dad has always been straight forward with me. He hasn''t lied to me like my mom constantly keeps lying. I want to live with him." I kept dodging Sonia''s gaze, and only looked at her hands. "Wouldn''t take that chance, if you were given one?"


    "How would I know? My dad is being tortured right now." Silence fell between us. I wanted to apologize but couldn''t. Instead I looked Sonia straight into her eyes, trying to be as stern as possible.


    "Your dad might be an asshole, but mine isn''t." Sonia laughed.


    "One is a asshole who will betray your trust when you least know it."


    "You don''t know that!"


    "You are not in a stage to be talked to. I just want you to know that i will be your big sister, liked it or not. We are family, not some asshole who has been hiding in Ashphodea 15 years." I looked away from Sonia.


    I pushed ships''s door open. "I''m sorry. You should get out if you don''t want to come with me. You can''t stop me." I could feel Sonia''s eyes drilled into me. Instead of any aggression, she put her hand on my face and made me look at her.


    "Push the bracelet if you need me. I will come to get you, okay." Sonia hit my shoulder playfully. "You''re on your own now. Don''t fuck it up."


    Sonia got off the airship and I went off. I tried to focus my thoughts on dad and my new life, but I couldn''t stop thinking about Sonia. She didn''t have any other family than me and the Gorgos. I had more options. I had dad now. I felt guilty leaving Sonia alone, even if I hated mom right now.


    When I was back on Ashphodea, I parked the airship just in the edge of the city. I pushed the button that made the ship invisible. When I turned around, Nikolai stood way too close to me, looking something with weird looking glasses.


    "What are you doing here?" Nikolai tapped the sides of his head and the glasses around his face disappeared.


    "Your dad forced me. I''m forced to be your guide."


    "Guide to where?" Nikolai laughed.


    "Firstly, to get dressed. You still have your last nights outfit." I looked down. He was right. I was wearing the outfit I was wearing from the anniversary party. I felt dirty just looking at myself.


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    "Then what?"


    "Do you want to meet the gods?" I stopped in my tracks. The gods? The literal gods. I wanted to scream but I wanted to look cool in front of Nikolai.


    "Why do they want to meet me?"


    Nikolai laughed. Nikolai started walked away and I started walking along him.


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