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.

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

off and stood up. “I wasn’t fully awake that

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

she walked toward the elevator. “Yes, Mr.

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

before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I

grunted, and

was nothing else he could say to her, so he turned around and

the bedroom while the other was

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

that, John had never followed up with her even though

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

that he was not talking to anyone

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

on the window, trying to eavesdrop on

grunted and continued, “I’ll be

the other side responded, John

It must be someone she knew since that person knew

had a guess, and

smart was not always a good thing as it made

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

exhaled and pursed her

call did not last too long and he hung up after saying a few

there was pin-drop silence in the living

like that, they two had no conversations even

and reminded them that

her, so it was easy

and looked at her belongings and nodded. “Sophia, this is an easy

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

her head. “No. I’m

food. We’ll eat something nice today as we probably won’t have time for meals after

John had already changed when

some reason, the two of them were still not talking to each

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

was President McCaw of the Infinity

the moment he sat down, he immediately said to John, “President