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.

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

shook him off and stood up. “I wasn’t fully

aren’t fully recovered yet. You should be getting more rest now instead

as she walked toward the elevator. “Yes,

It appeared that Zack was the only

into her room before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What would you like to eat? We can call

and that

reckoned that there was nothing else he could say

the bedroom while the other was

past when this was their

up with her even though she

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

Sophia could tell that he was not talking

hour. If it was a private call, she could not

leaned on the window, trying to eavesdrop on his conversation outside her

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

how the other side responded, John

It must be someone she

she had a guess, and she then

a

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

exhaled and pursed her

and he hung up after saying a few more

there was pin-drop silence in the living

had no conversations even until

reminded them that they were flying out tomorrow to see

not have much with her, so it

her belongings and nodded. “Sophia, this is

guess your fever

her head. “No.

probably won’t have time for meals after this because of our early flight out tomorrow

Sophia saw that John had already changed when she came out

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

another person appeared and sat down

McCaw of the

sat down, he immediately said to John, “President