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.

I am? Am I that dumb to be

Zack liked this tone.

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

up.

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

toward the elevator. “Yes,

that Zack was

John followed suit after a couple of minutes. “Zack and I have eaten. What

grunted, and that was

he could say to her, so

bedroom while the other

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

followed up with

heard John’s phone ring,

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

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

on the window, trying to

John grunted and continued,

other side responded, John then replied,

be someone she knew since that person knew

quickly, she had a guess, and she then

too smart was not always a

side said something else and she heard John