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.

was a mess, but he didn’t expect it to be this big of a mess. Since this was an oversight on his part,

he fell quiet again, Sophia sighed. “What do

moment more. “I told

said, “Come over tomorrow. I don’t have your stuff here, so you’ll have

didn’t say what he

our release then.” John still

she thought, Well, I’ll have one more person here, so it’ll be safer. And I can ask him to do anything. Nice. She told herself that to comfort herself. Also,Matilda’s going to

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

the thought of that, so she broke the family rule. Now, she wasn’t a part of them, but John was. Since John now had to come to live outside because of her,

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