Ashton fell silent for the longest time without moving.
Dexter took Sophia's hand and dragged her to the side. "Both Ashton and Xan are smart. If we could notice that something was wrong with the principal, surely Ashton must've noticed it as well."
Taken aback, Sophia calmed herself down and pondered about it. Only then did she realize what he was saying. Indeed, impulse was an innate human emotion. When you cared too much about someone and placed too much importance in that relationship, your judgment would be clouded, turning you irrational.
Sophia sat on the couch silently.
Before this, she had never thought she was a complete and independent individual. Never had she expected herself to become a mother someday.
She went from feeling out of place among humans to gradually blending in, and now, she had fully assimilated. Sophia chuckled, not necessarily finding it a bad thing.