a plan.”
Mia nodded.
“She was only supposed to keep the baby for a few days. I’m working double shifts this week. Once I get paid, I’ll have enough for the deposit on a room.”
“And then?”
“I take my daughter back.”
Her voice was firm.
“Sophie wasn’t going to raise her. I just needed somewhere safe until Friday.”
I looked at Mia’s exhausted face and chapped hands.
She was barely more than a child herself.
And somehow she and Sophie had convinced themselves that they had to solve everything
