The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

The car didn’t stop at the hotel they were staying in. Instead, Sophia asked the driver to stop when they were a distance away from it, much to John and Zack’s surprise.

After the car had stopped, Sophia smiled at them before going out of the car. “I’ll be leaving now. You guys go ahead without me.”

John looked back and said nothing. After Sophia had closed the door, he told the driver to start driving. Zack looked at John from the rear-view mirror to see that he was scrolling through his phone. Then, Zack looked at Sophia from the side mirror.

She looked like a naive lady with her getup, and slowly, she faded from their sights. “Is Sophia worried someone might bump into us and take it the wrong way if we go back together?”

John said nothing, so Zack continued, “I mean, she has a suitor staying in this hotel too, so it’s not great if he sees us together. I can understand why.”

John slowly looked up at him. “What are you trying to say?”

“Nothing.” Zack chuckled. “Just saying.”

John sneered at him, but he said nothing.

were hawker shops and stalls set up everywhere. Sophia went around, but before she came to the hotel, she bumped

souvenirs of some sort from the local vendor,

so he looked back and stared at Sophia for a few moments before recognizing Sophia. “Oh, it’s

“Are you

his stuff before facing her. “When I came back to the beach

was still smiling. “I was hospitalized. Internal bleeding, so I stayed there

shocked. “That sounds

in the hotel’s direction. “Do you have anything else to

“Oh, sure.

door, Sophia noticed the car stopping not far from the front door; it was the car with John in it. Sophia couldn’t see who was in there, but she didn’t

lobby happily, Zack and John were inside too. John was speaking on the phone beside the bonsai at the front door, while Zack stood

see them.

you free tomorrow? If you are, we can go out together. There’s

at John and Zack; the latter noticed her gaze, so he tugged at John’s arm, signaling him to look her way. When she went past them,

earlier. It’ll be too hot if we go late. I’ll give you a morning call at around five tomorrow. What do

“Sure.”

you hear that? They’re going out