After running a few last minute errands for her father Sofia met up with her childhood best friend Gale for lunch. The two of them always met at the same cafÃ© at the same time whenever they got together. It has been that way since they were in high school. Some might think it was boring doing the same thing over and over, not caring to try anything new, but that was just how Gale was. She liked that simplicity and was comfortable doing the things that she knew the best. She has always had a feeling that it came from her parents being so boring, having lived in the same town for years, though she has never really asked. Whenever someone tried to introduce something new to her Gale seemed lost, eventually she had given up trying to explain anything to the girl and just learned to accept her for who she was since she was her friend at the end of the day.<br/><br/>She trusted that girl with anything. But nothing had prepared her for the reaction she gave when she explained what happened the other night.<br/><br/>Gale looked at Sophia with a skeptical gaze before bursting out into laughter. She nearly spilled her coffee and had to put the cup back down on the table. Obviously she was not taking this seriously which was actually quite surprising. Sofia bit her bottom lip nervously while she waited for her dear friend to calm down. â€œSeriously, Sofie, Iâ€™ve always thought that your house was more secure than Fort Knox!â€ There was still a bit of giggling even after she had calmed a bit, which was pretty common for Gale. She tended to be very lively and bubbly but that was all the more reason she was so fond of the girl, but unfortunately she was also someone who didnâ€™t take things seriously needless to say. â€œAnd who would dare try to steal from your family knowing who your father was and live to tell the tale? Are you going to call the cops?â€<br/><br/>â€œNothing was stolenâ€¦ I mean he did have a fair haul but then I caught him in the act, went to wake my father, and then he fled.â€<br/><br/>â€œAnd that was it?â€<br/><br/>â€œThat was it. And even if I did call the cops I doubt they would believe me. My own father didnâ€™t believe me.â€<br/><br/>Gale leaned back in her seat and sighed. There was a bit of a half smile on her expression, â€œWell your father is always such a hard ass towards you anyway, you shouldnâ€™t listen to him or take him seriously for that matter. Youâ€™re your own woman, Sofie, weâ€™ve discussed this a bazillion times already! I think itâ€™s about time you move out of that house and be on your own but, hey, I know better than to get in the middle of whatever your family does when it comes to that sort of thing.â€<br/><br/>Actually Gale hit the nail on the head when she mentioned Sofia moving out and being on her own. Yes, living on her own, maybe starting her own business, and perhaps even start a family some day if she could get lucky. It has been on her mind for quite some time but she has never really had the time to do much of anything about it. Her father would definitely object to the idea, he liked to keep everyone together and her mother was just as controlling, so that was probably the biggest reason for her not really stepping up. Someone just had to step in and give her a little push to give her the courage to stand up to her father. Gale was helpful but it has never been enough and Benjamin works for her father so he was out of the question. Sure being rich did have its benefits as well, another reason she was still with her family.<br/><br/>â€œI know this; we have been over it several times.â€ Sofia said in reply, sighing a bit. â€œLetâ€™s just forget about it, okay?â€<br/><br/>â€œOkay, there have been some things Iâ€™ve been meaning to tell you anyway.â€<br/><br/>And so Sofia and Gale spoke for about twenty more minutes before they parted ways. Time to get yet another day over with, she thought to herself. She still had an hour before work so she decided to go for a walk around town to clear her mind.