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.

a total 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

slight frown appeared on his

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

“This is my treat,” she announced, then

exited the place. She did not get a cab or

a direction and walked

city was very unfamiliar to her for she had

she was just a girl who lived in the

ladder and ended up at the top where she had been for less than a year

out a sigh and continued walking

some time, she looked around and noticed

Thus, she went inside.

there was not a huge variety of desserts to choose from

the cashier also

have many customers which made it seem very

Sophia ordered two different dessert varieties and a

her money, she went to the

and went to sit on a chair by the

from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends

way that old man looked at her

a

was quite petty and she made

for the way

she and John would go their separate ways one

she knew that one day, she would

to remember those things, she still