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.

up to her, patting her on her shoulder. “Now that’s what I

up. “I wasn’t

fully recovered yet. You should be getting more rest now

she walked toward the elevator.

appeared that Zack was the

straight into her room before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What

and

John reckoned that there was nothing else he could say to

the other was in the living room; nobody

was in the past when this was their default way of living.

followed up with her

in a chair by the window, she heard John’s phone ring, and quickly

could tell that he was not talking to anyone from the Constance Family or the Infinity

figuring that it would not be a business call at this hour. If it was a private call, she could not think of a person with whom John would

trying to eavesdrop

and

knowing how the other side responded, John then replied,

be someone she

quickly, she had a guess,

was not always a good thing as it

other side said something else and she heard John laugh. “Forget it. I was

exhaled and pursed

too long and he hung up after saying a few

there was pin-drop silence

had no conversations

reminded them that they were flying out tomorrow to

not have much with her, so it was easy to

belongings and nodded. “Sophia, this is an easy

and looked at her. “I guess your fever is completely gone. Are you still feeling

head. “No.

“Let’s go and grab some food. We’ll eat something nice today as we probably won’t have time for meals after this because of our early flight

had already changed when she came out of her

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

person appeared and sat down the moment the

McCaw

by himself, and the moment he sat down, he immediately said to John, “President Constance,