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 like to hear.

and stood up. “I wasn’t fully

yet. You should

toward

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

a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten.

and

that there was nothing else he could say to her, so he

was in the bedroom while the other was

their default way of living. They always had

followed up with

by the window, she heard John’s

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

the clock, figuring that it would not be a business call at this hour. If it was a private call, she could not think of a

the window, trying to

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

responded, John then replied,

must be someone she knew

she had a guess,

smart was not always a good thing as it made

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

exhaled and pursed

did not last too long and

there was pin-drop silence in

had no conversations even until it

end, Zack came over. He suggested dining out and reminded them that they were flying out tomorrow to see if they needed any help with

not have much with her, so it

at her belongings and

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

her head. “No. I’m feeling

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

saw that John had already changed when she came out of

still not talking to each other,

they arrived at the restaurant downstairs, another person appeared and sat down the moment the three

was President McCaw of the

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