The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Sophia slept through the day, and she only got up in the afternoon.

When she walked out of her room, neither John nor Zack was around.

She scratched her head and headed out, not knowing where she wanted to go. Ever since last night, she had been feeling somewhat conflicted.

For reasons unbeknownst to her, she had a dream last night, and it was about things that happened a long time ago; things that she thought she had long forgotten.

But they appeared to be so vivid in that dream: fights, curses, accusations, blame-passing.

They were all horrible things.

She could even feel somewhat suffocated as she thought about them now.

So, she sat back on the couch in the hotel lobby and stared at the hotel entrance.

It was as if there were many voices in her head, but she could not tell for sure what they were about.

She felt that she had nowhere to go, and if it were not for John and Zack, she would not know what was next for her.

The thought of this made her feel useless.

After a short while, she heard Zack’s somewhat anxious voice. “Why did you leave the room? We thought that you were abducted when we didn’t see you in the room after we got back.”

Before she realized it, Zack had walked up to her and was standing opposite her.

Sophia grinned. How old do you think I am? Am I that dumb to be abducted?”

Zack liked this tone.

her, patting her on her shoulder. “Now that’s

and stood up.

her up. “You aren’t fully recovered yet. You should be getting more rest now instead of

walked toward the elevator.

that Zack was the

couple of minutes. “Zack and I have

and

there was nothing else he could say to her, so he turned around

other was in the living room; nobody

how it was in the past when this was their default way of living. They always had nothing to say to

had never followed up with her even

sitting in a chair by the window, she heard John’s phone

Sophia could tell that he was not talking

a business call at this hour. If it was a private

the window, trying to eavesdrop on his conversation

this point, John grunted and continued, “I’ll be back

knowing how the other side responded, John then replied, “Yes, with

someone she knew since

quickly, she had a

a

other side said something else and she heard John laugh. “Forget it. I was just a little busy that

and pursed

phone call did not last too long and he

was pin-drop silence in

had no conversations even

came over. He suggested dining out and reminded them that they were flying out tomorrow to see if they needed any

have much with her,

and looked at her belongings

at her. “I guess your fever is

head. “No. I’m

nice today as we probably won’t have time for meals after this because of our early flight

John had already changed when she came out

two of them were still not talking to each other, making the atmosphere

the restaurant downstairs, another person appeared and sat down

McCaw of the Infinity

himself, and the moment he sat down, he