Androphia.
The irrational, intense and persistent fear of men.
And something Helene had had to deal with since she was a child.
After her father attacked her, she and Sophia left him, and so the two teenage girls were on the streets and forced to fend for themselves.
But Helene couldn't do anything.
Her fear alone prevented her from looking men in the eye, being in close quarters with them and even speaking to them directly.
The truly only person she trusted left in this world, was her sister— Sophia.
Who'd found a way to cater for them since they left, she put all her personal interests aside for her, and it was infuriating.
Even when things mysteriously got better (about the time Sophia got her card, but didn't tell her), she still felt completely useless.
So one night, she forced herself to go out to dinner all on her own. Why?
She'd read one of the best ways to cure androphia was complete immersion. But it didn't work.
