Sofie noticed the way that Ed talked to his father.  He absolutely adored the man and that made her a bit sick.  Did she see pure unadulterated deceit in Fenix's eyes...or was she exaggerating that? One day, Fenix would ask Ed to push himself.  And Ed would do it, she was sure.  And finally he'd regret it in the end...just like she did.  

She was jolted out of her thinking by Ed's call
"Come on, Sofie!"
She smiled one last time to Fenix "It was nice to meet you sir." before she waved and followed Ed.

They joined the throng of people by the building and entered into a wide room, scattered throughout with beanbags and sleek white couches. Sofie took a seat on the couch, uncomfortably shunted to one end with the barrage of students finding a seat.
"Hey there, my name is Taylor...I really like that sweater, by the way!" The girl next to Sofie turned to her, unleashing her stream of words.  Sofie jumped in her seat and clammed up.  What was she supposed to say?

God, making friends was by the far the worst.