The Returning Ex

John did not pay any attention to her and just began to drive.

They did not drive for very long before arriving at a western restaurant.

In fact, Sophia was not too used to that cuisine as it could never fully satiated her.

John, on the other hand, always opted for western food because he found it less troublesome.

Once they sat down, she told him, “I’m going out by myself this afternoon. I’ll come back right before you get off work and we can return to Constance Residence together.”

He looked up at her briefly. “Okay.”

That was the only exchange they had throughout the entire meal.

John was a bit busy and had to answer a few calls in between.

He was always strict when it came to work.

She stared at him while he was on the phone. It seemed like he treated her the same way he treated the employee on the other end of the call. He did not repeat himself when something only had to be said once. Lowering her eyes, she thought, perhaps I’m no different than his work to him.

She was someone Old Mr. Constance threw at John.

It felt like he had simply accepted a bigger project to work on and was just doing his job.

Yeah, that’s exactly what it is.

At the thought of that, she felt a little stifled.

John was the first man in her life; the first man she had feelings for.

She had even yearned to be with him for the rest of her life.

of three calls, she was done with

and knife and wiped her mouth. “You can carry on

appeared

felt like she was being a bit disrespectful, but he did not think about

is my treat,” she announced, then left the

the place. She did not get a cab or had any place in particular that she wanted to go

chose a direction and

for she had only come here

a girl who lived in

she jumped up the ladder and ended up at the top where she

out a sigh and continued

around and noticed a dessert shop on

Thus, she went inside.

not a huge variety of desserts to choose

at the

have many customers which

two different dessert varieties and a milk

the cashier took her money, she went to the back to prepare Sophia’s

went to sit on a chair by the

came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those

that old man looked at

was a

made a mental

though she did not take it up against Mrs. Constance for the way she used to treat her, she still

John

knew that one day, she would be

those things, she still had a mental record of