HARDIN
"You're trying so hard to avoid the truth." She finally looked at me again. "Why won't you just admit it?"
"Because there's nothing to admit!" My voice broke. "I only love you." I swallowed hard. "No one else."
The agony in her eyes deepened. Then… Something changed. The sadness disappeared. Something far more terrifying took its place. Something close to fury.
"Then..." She stepped closer. "Fight." She took another step. "For." She was so close I could barely breathe. "Me."
Everything around us went deathly still. I couldn't hear my own heartbeat anymore.
The room suddenly felt too small. My fingers were still gripping her shoulders.
I lowered my head for only a second. When I looked back up… It wasn't Sophia anymore, it was…
HARDIN
I lowered my head for only a second. When I looked back up… It wasn't Sophia anymore. It was… My father.
