Sophia sits on the other side of the bench that she and Noah are sharing in the park they decided to meet up at.

"So yeah, um-" Sophia runs her fingers through her hair nervously as she continues the story. "We found out he was assaulting my brother almost every night for a few years. I don't know how we didn't know."

"It's not your fault Sophia. It's his. He should know that what he did was wrong." Noah tries to comfort her. These revelations make everything so real for Noah. He doesn't know how to take all of this information.

"Then when he was arrested, I was kinda glad, you know? This dangerous man was out of my house. But I still felt broken. He was my dad." Sophia gives in to her emotions as tears flood her eyes.

"He still is your dad. Despite the bad things, I'm sure there were some good times as well?" Noah reaches out for her arm, Sophia jerks away from his hand before he can touch her.

Sophia hangs her head and stares at her lap. "When he got out on bail he-" Sophia pauses, making sure she really wants to say this. "He um, he couldn't get to Bobby so he- he assaulted me instead."

Sophia feels both a sense of relief and dread as the words slip her mouth. She is barely keeping it together right now. She has absolutely no idea how Noah is going to take this information. She knows that his next words or actions will speak a lot about how he is as a person.

"Oh my g-" Noah shakes his head, unable to finish his thought. All he can imagine is Sophia being hurt in that house and him sitting outside doing nothing. "I don't know. I am so sorry." Noah drops all of his defenses, feeling like a failure for not protecting her. He is supposed to be her boyfriend. They are supposed to look out for each other. He failed her.

"It's okay, really. There's no way you could have known." Sophia lifts her head and wipes her eyes free of tears. She doesn't blame him and she won't allow him to blame himself. He is not at fault for what happened to her.

Noah slides closer to her on the bench. Sophia tries to slide away from him but she was already on the edge. She lands on the grass when she falls off the side.

Noah stands up and rushes over to help her stand. She refuses his help. She doesn't want to be touched. She folds her legs and continues sitting there on the ground. Noah joins her, sitting across from her on the dirt path.

As Sophia thinks about everything she just said, she realizes that Noah made her feel comfortable enough to tell him everything even though she didn't plan on telling anyone. Ever.

This makes her feel even worse about what she is about to do to him. "I wanted you to come here with me so that I could end this."

"End what?" Noah asks, genuinely confused about what she is saying right now. She just complete shifted topics.

"End us." Sophia is more clear with her words this time. "Whatever this is. You should go after Carmen and get her yourself. She'd be lucky to have a guy like you by her side."

Noah shakes his head. He can't believe this is happening right now. He thought she was really warming up to this whole situation. He thought she was starting to have feelings like he has. "Sophia no. This isn't about her. This is about you. Please, I can help you. I won't tell anyone. I can protect you." Noah begs her to reconsider.

"It's not about you Noah, it's about me." Sophia shakes her head. "God that sounds so cliche but it's true. I can't force you to be with me like this. I'm a mess." Sophia tries to save Noah from falling further down the pit with her.

"Who said you were forcing me to do this?" Noah asks. Sophia almost laughs at the utterly stupid smirk Noah has plastered on his face.

"I just don't want you to have to deal with me any longer." Sophia continues to explain her reasonings for breaking this off.

"If by deal with you, you mean slowly fall in love with you with every passing moment, then I don't mind it one bit." Noah smirks again, this time earning a little laugh from Sophia. "No all seriousness, if this is really what you want, I totally respect that. But don't let him change your future. This should be your decision. Not his."

Sophia nods. She appreciates Noah's understanding and his advice.

AN: what do you think Sophia is gong to do?