The Returning Ex

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.

you think I am?

Zack liked this tone.

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

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

sized her up. “You aren’t fully recovered yet. You should be getting more rest now

nodded as she walked toward the

in the hotel room. It appeared that Zack was the

Sophia went in, she went straight into her room before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What would you like

grunted, and that was

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

other was in the living room; nobody

was in the past when this was their default way of living. They

never followed up with her even

window, she heard John’s

not talking to

turned to the clock, figuring that it would not be a business call at this hour. If it was a

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

point, John grunted and continued,

side responded, John

It must be someone

she had a guess, and she

was not always a good thing as it made one

other side said something else and she heard John