Grace didn't answer but patted Mia's head and said, "Mia, can you keep it a secret from Soph that I drove you here?"

Mia nodded. "Okay," she said.

Last time she remembered, just because she hugged Gracie, Soph had gotten really mad at her. She was actually a bit scared of Sophia and didn't actually talk to her very much. And Sophia now, probably still angry, would glare at her with puffed-up cheeks whenever she saw her again.

Up ahead, Alexander, ...