A pat on the head? It's been awhile since Sophia's received one of those. She enjoys it, drawing into herself and then rolling her shoulders back to try and look like a brave, good girl.

She doesn't know what fragged means, but there are a lot of words big people say that she doesn't know, and it sounds like one of the bad words she and Carl used to listen for when the adults were talking, so they could make them put money in the swear jar.

That stopped after a few months.

"I like this place a lot better than home," she confirms.