One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 4: Her Plan

~~~Baby, I dream of you every minute. You're in my dreams, you're always in it. That's the only place I know where you could be mine and I'm yours, 'till I wake up. Why can't it be? Why can't it be the two of

us?~~~

-Kaye Cal--

"I'm gonna bring you home and talk to Mom and Dad about the stupid things you've been doing!"

I tried to pull my hand back and stop him from dragging me to the parking lot, but the only thing I could do was 'try'.

"Haha, go ahead, I'm sure they won't believe you." I raised an eyebrow, too confident with the words I said.

He stopped from opening the passenger side, grinning. "Who says they won't believe me if I ask Luke to confirm my statement? Not to mention the security guards and some of the students who witnessed your stupid things."

I gulped. That was when a smile left my lips.

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Samantha's POV:

"Gosh, Jackeline Agustine, hurry up! For sure the plane won't wait for us!" I screamed, holding the handle of my bag.

My eyebrows are in a straight line as I wait for Jack in the living room. Today is my flight, or I should say 'our flight' back to San Francisco. I don't know what comes to her mind as she suddenly decided to come with me.

A few minutes later, she came out with two large travel bags in her hand.

"Goodness--- don't tell me you also bring your room with you?" I sarcastically asked when I noticed that aside from the two large bags, she also has a not-so-large shoulder bag.

"Oh, actually, I'm also thinking of taking the whole apartment with me to San Francisco." She winked.

"Haha... funny!" I snort, rolling my eyes on her which she just returned with a loud laugh that echoed almost throughout the living room. "Come on, I don't want to be late for my daughter's party tonight." "Don't worry because New York is 3 hours ahead of San Francisco, so we still have a few hours to rest and get ready for the party. Haist! If it weren't for my adorable Cali, I wouldn't step back to San Francisco-

"And see my brother again." I interrupted her, with a known smile playing on my lips.

"Hmmp! Oh, you're absolutely right. Your chauvinist brother is one of the reasons why I don't want to go back to San Francisco."

"If so, what made you decide to come with me when you know there's a possibility that you might see him at the party?"

"I told you, it's because of your daughter. You know how much I love Cali too. She's an adorable and sweet little girl."

"Oops! Don't you ever say that in front of her."

"Yes, I know. She no longer wants anyone to call her a baby or anyone girl because she thinks she's a grown-up girl. Hmmp! Like mother, like daughter... so stubborn!" Our way to the airport was filled with laughter and some memories of the past.

At our favourite fast-food restaurant 7 years ago...

when I

have no choice,

You have all the choices in the world to stop your craziness over Luke Williams,

will happen to me if I just let him

case you are forgetting, that woman you are mentioning is none other than his girlfriend! So whether he chooses to marry her after graduation or impregnate her before their graduation, it's his

Marcuz Williams is mine and I'll do

could they blame me for my actions or if I had the worst reaction? Could they blame

a little confused about what they were talking about--- you know, the word 'wedding' could hardly register in my head. Until I heard the name 'Cherry' and seconds later, Dale congratulated him and promised to help him prepare

head in total shock. He can't be. They can't

sorry because

"Jack?"

right. I know how much you like him but doing something like this? Like stooping yourself down just

"I love him!"

just to make him yours and to stop the wedding---gosh,

at her

about your parents, what their reactions

know about my

nothing, but she remained staring at me. I know she still has a lot of

long deep sigh that shows resignation. "Well, I guess I can never change your mind. Go ahead, carry out

long as I want to talk to her more, I can't do it anymore because she has already left me alone on our table. I just bit my lower lip as I watched her walk

started not talking to me. It's also the same day I made the worst decision... the unintended decision I never knew would lead to the biggest mistake I will ever

Of The Night resto-bar,

the exclusive night bar. It's shrieking through my eardrums an

disgusting odor of tobacco and the different types of alcohol, not to mention the strong scents coming from the people who dance in the middle. I don't know if it's just their perfume or their sweats that mix in the air or something.

if there's no tomorrow that life

frowning as I weaved my way through the crowd and towards the

the

my face. And it's

when another bartender came in the counter and talked to her. The only word that registered in me was 'bye' and it brought me a smile. That means her shift has ended and the one who will serve

tipsy and not

my

tonight, but how

at the entrance, I dropped $5000 into each of the guards to get me in. But now is a different situation. I have to double the prize so I could make him do whatever is in my plan. Taking a deep breath, I started calling

does your service cost tonight, my

"What the heck---"

say as he looked at me in amazement and then laughed out loud. Well, thanks to the loud

tell you but I'm not a call boy." And he

I ask it

not

just like what I did earlier, I have to use the power of my secret best friend:

the bill on top of the

small. Make it 10, baby." He said shaking his

rolling my eyes.