The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

John stared at the message for a while, and he could imagine how smug she must look right now. Then, he went to sit on the chair in the garden.

Sophia used to sit here before as she dangled her legs and looked like a free spirit back then. Standing at the garden’s edge, Dylan looked back at John. He snickered silently, then he left. John called Sophia.

Sophia expected him to call, for the Constances had to make sure she was appeased with how the current condition was going; they needed her after all. She didn’t pick it up the first time on purpose, but then he called the second time. Now, she slowly picked it up. “Anything?” Sophia asked calmly.

John was reminded of what Dylan said, and he was unnerved. Even though he wasn’t feeling sorry for Sophia, he remembered what she told him: she suffered every unfair treatment because of him. John felt guilty about that, for he promised his grandfather to take care of her, but he never did that.

Sophia got impatient when he said nothing. “Your mom came to apologize today. If you called me just because you’re worried I might go back on my promise, then don’t. I keep my promises.”

“No,” John said. “Well, I just found out you suffered because of me, and it’s my fault.”

Sophia was surprised, then she laughed. “Your apology…” She clicked her tongue. “It’s late.” If he had said that when they were married, she would have held on.

it to be this big of a mess. Since this was an oversight on his part, he had nothing to say for

quiet again, Sophia sighed. “What do you

“I told them everything, so you don’t have

don’t have your stuff here, so

say

our release then.” John still stayed quiet, so she sighed. “Let’s end this call

She wasn’t sleepy to begin with, but even if she did, his call would wake her up immediately. Sighing as she looked at her house, she thought, Well, I’ll have one more person here, so it’ll be safer. And I can ask him

own families. This was what Old Mr. Constance said. She was just married back then, but he was already bedridden. Worried she might be scoffed at, he called everyone to his bed to say that everyone had to live in the residence and help each other no

she wasn’t a part of them, but John was. Since John now had to come to live

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