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.

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

off and stood up. “I

You should be getting more rest

walked toward

still in the hotel room. It appeared that Zack was the only

John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What would

grunted, and

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

in the bedroom while the other was in

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

never followed up with

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

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

this hour. If it was

leaned on the window, trying to eavesdrop on his conversation

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

the other side responded, John then

It must be someone she knew

she had a guess, and

a good thing as it

something else and she heard John laugh. “Forget it. I was just a

exhaled and

phone call did not last too long and he

that, there was pin-drop silence in the living room

that, they two had no conversations even until it was

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

have much with her, so it

her belongings and nodded. “Sophia, this is an

he turned around and looked at her. “I guess your fever is completely gone.

head. “No.

probably won’t have

Sophia saw that John had already changed

of them were still not talking to each

the restaurant downstairs, another person appeared and sat down

was President McCaw of

down, he immediately said to John, “President Constance, I’ve been