One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 14: 'You're hopeless'

~~~If you take me wherever you go, I wanna learn the things that you know. Now that you made me believe, I want you to take me 'cause I long to be able to see the things that you see. Know that whatever you do, I'll follow you...~~~

-Toni G.-

"Are you sure about this, Sam?"

This has been Jack's question for the fifth time since I told her about the wedding next week. It's Saturday today and I invited her to come to be able to share my thoughts with my best friend. And even though she refused it at first... (well, you already know the reason)... but when I told her that Dale isn't at home and that he's having a practice for their finals, I didn't wait an hour and she has already appeared right in front of our house.

"As if I still have a choice, Jack." I sighed, taking the leftover pizza from the oven and went back to the long wooden table.

"Of course, you have! You can simply tell them that you don't want to get married to him." She followed behind me with a pitcher of orange juice in her hands.

"I did it and you know what?"

"What?"

"They didn't listen!" I took the first bite of my pepperoni pizza.

"Hmm..." She raised an eyebrow, placing the glass of juice in front of me and occupied the seat next to me. "Why don't you run away? I'll help you." "Are you serious?"

"Of course, I am! I know a place where you can escape and--- ouch!" she didn't get the chance to continue what she was saying as I hit her arm. "Haist, Jackeline, you're not helping!"

"Well, I'm just trying to find a better solution so you can escape the wedding!" She shrugged.

"Haha... a better solution?" I repeat with a sarcastic laugh. "I can't do that. I'm pregnant and I don't want to make another mistake, because Luke will certainly not be able to forgive me if I do."

"Ohh... so that's it! You don't want to think of any other solution because the truth is that you don't really want to stop the wedding, am I right?"

"Jack..."

"Okay, you don't need to answer, I got it."

sighed, biting my lower

relationship or marriage is difficult because dreaming of someone you love, yet you can never have is a nightmare itself. What I fear most is that if he really does what he said and he will make you pay for every single day while his name

of what I did, besides, I have his child. I can do everything--- anything and even if it includes living in hell while living with him, it's fine as long as my child grows up

the man who doesn't know your worth just to make your dream

Jack, we're not yet married, you're overreacting. What if because of this baby he'll eventually learn to accept me and appreciate

She sneered, shaking her head. "Tsk.tsk.tsk... you're hopeless." then she rolled her eyes before taking the last

'my new found hope' that I will hold on to no matter what happens. Maybe for them, I am the most stupid, foolish, insane---whatever they can call it for making such a stupid mistake, but I promise not to be

Sam." Luke's mother or should I say my mother-in-law starting today greeted me as

didn't even reach my eyes. Luke is nowhere to be found after receiving a call and I didn't have to ask who the caller was based on his subdued expression. "Oh, come on, just call me mom, sweetie. You're now my daughter-in-

anyway, where is your husband? I haven't seen him around since you two

wife on the day of their wedding just to be with his girlfriend? Or how am I supposed to tell her that his 'unico yho' isn't breaking up with his girlfriend yet, that he's still

a

Well, just call me if you need help

Lilia---

cheek before leaving my

Mrs. Williams? What did you tell her?" I turned around when I heard Jack's voice

tease me. I took a glass of wine from the waiter who's wandering

the truth," I replied which caused me to earn a frown from

her that his son got a call from his 'real' girlfriend and left

he's taking an important

is he doing right

I closed my eyes when

she asked, pretending to be

stop it. Do you think I have no idea what he's doing

you not doing anything? You are now his wife and he's supposed to be

stop my husband from going to his girlfriend who is now his mistress, I would rather keep my mouth shut and pretended

want to remind you that I'm here and that I will always be here." She said, her eyes mirroring

to prevent my tears from flowing. This is just the first day. And I'm not even getting into what he called hell... I know this is just the beginning and I'm

the reception, Jack and Dale were the ones who accompanied me home... if that's what I can call it. It's the new two-storey house that my father-in-law law gave us, three days before the wedding. I have already brought all my things and arranged them in my