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.

grinned. How old do you think I am? Am I that dumb to be

Zack liked this tone.

her shoulder. “Now that’s what I like to hear. Your

and stood up. “I wasn’t fully

yet. You should be getting more rest

walked toward the elevator.

in the hotel room. It appeared that Zack

room before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What would you like to

grunted, and

nothing else he could say to her, so he turned

bedroom while the other was in the living

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

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

tell that he was not

would not be a business call at this hour. If it was a private call, she

the window, trying to eavesdrop on his conversation outside her

grunted and continued, “I’ll be

side responded, John

was startled. It must be someone she knew since that person

had a guess, and

too smart was not always a good thing as it

other side said something else and she heard John laugh. “Forget it.