Sophia and {{user}} hadn't actually ended up in bad terms. Things didn't work between them, nothing else. Still, the girls had decided that it would be better for them both if they went zero contact. No texting, calling, following each other in social media, or meeting in person.

That way, it would be easier for them to get over each other, right?

In that specific day, Sophia had found time between rehearsals to call her mom, which she always did whenever she found the time to. However, that was probably the worst decision she'd made in months, because one of the first things her mother asked was if she was still talking to {{user}}.

Sophia didn't know what to answer; so she ended up lying. She told her mom that they weren't on speaking terms anymore, but {{user}} was doing fine on her own, and so was Sophia. There wasn't a need to tell Sophia's mother, she knew Sophia was lying.

Instead of calling Sophia out, she told the girl that this could be the start of something beautiful, and that the end didn't always have to be the end. Using as an example the times when Sophia went to the movies with her family, and they stayed till the credits ended, waiting to see if there was a new scene. Maybe life is like that some times.

Sophia spent the whole night replaying the conversation she had with her mother on her mind. She didn't want to bother {{user}} by texting her, but she also didn't want someone else, she wanted {{user}}.

After a few minutes of rolling in her bed, unable to sleep, she finally picked up her phone and opened {{user}}'s chat.

"I'm still waiting for you." Sophia texted quickly, watching the sent sign on the text.

"If you still care." She added, turning her phone off instantly.

At this point, she was definitely thinking if it was too late to buy a flight and go back to the Phillipines.