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 morning was making

up. “I wasn’t fully awake that

fully recovered yet. You should be getting more

she walked toward

room. It appeared that

went in, she went straight into her room before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and

grunted, and that

nothing else he could say to

bedroom while the other was in

this was their default way of living. They

up with her even though she had not

the window, she heard John’s phone ring, and quickly answered it; he sounded somewhat polite.

tone, Sophia could tell that he was not talking

it was a private call,

the window, trying to eavesdrop on his conversation outside

and continued, “I’ll be back

side responded, John then replied, “Yes, with

was startled. It must be someone she knew since

a guess, and she

smart was not always a good

John laugh. “Forget it. I was just

exhaled and

too long and he hung

silence in the

like that, they two had no conversations

reminded them that they were flying out tomorrow to see if they

have much with her, so

looked at her belongings and

around and looked at her. “I guess

her head. “No. I’m

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 out

had already changed when

were still not talking to

appeared and sat down

President McCaw

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