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.

do you think I am? Am I

Zack liked this tone.

that’s what

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

recovered yet. You should be getting more rest now

walked toward the elevator. “Yes,

was still in the hotel room. It appeared that Zack was

into her room before John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I

grunted, and that was

else he could say to her, so

bedroom while the other was in the living room; nobody was

was in the past when this was their default way of living. They always had nothing to

up with her even though she

a chair by the window, she heard

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

be a business call at this hour. If it was

window, trying to eavesdrop on his

and

responded, John then replied,

must be someone she knew since

quickly, she had a guess, and she then

not always a good thing as it

else and she heard John laugh. “Forget