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.

all smiles and walked up to her, patting her on her shoulder. “Now that’s what I like to hear. Your demeanor this

up. “I wasn’t

yet. You should be getting

she walked toward the elevator. “Yes, Mr.

room. It appeared that Zack was the only person

after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What would you like to

and that was

else he could say to her, so he

the bedroom while the other was

the past when this was their default way of living.

followed up with her even

a chair by the window, she heard John’s phone ring, and quickly answered it; he sounded

tone, Sophia could tell that he was not talking to anyone from the Constance Family or

not be a business call at this hour. If it was a private call, she could not think of a

the window, trying to

and

the other side responded, John then replied,

startled. It must be someone she knew since

had a guess,

always a good

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

exhaled and pursed

and he hung

that, there was pin-drop silence in

no conversations even until it

suggested dining out and reminded them that they were flying out tomorrow to see if they needed any help with

have much with her, so it

her belongings and nodded. “Sophia,

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

head. “No. I’m

suggested, “Let’s go and grab some food. We’ll eat something nice today as we probably won’t have time for meals after this

up, Sophia saw that John had already changed when she came out of her

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

at the restaurant downstairs, another person appeared and sat down the moment the three of them

President McCaw of

himself, and the moment he sat down, he immediately said to John, “President Constance, I’ve been waiting for