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 her

her mouth. “You can carry on eating. I’m going to head out first. I’ll be back in the

appeared

not think about how he had been on the phone the whole

stood up before he said anything. “This is my treat,” she announced, then left the booth to

that was done, she exited the place. She did not get a

direction and walked down a

for she had only come

was just a girl

at the top where she had

let out a sigh

and noticed a dessert shop on

Thus, she went inside.

was not a huge variety of desserts

at the cashier

did not have many customers which made

two different dessert varieties and a

her money, she went

things and went to sit on a chair

saying that all beings suffer probably came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those wealthy people are the ones who don’t

man looked at her today

a

and she made a mental note of every small

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

she and John would

one day, she

trying to remember those things, she