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

a nightmare itself. What I fear most is that if he really does what he said and he will make you

the consequences 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

You don't have to be with the man who doesn't know your

this baby he'll eventually learn to accept me and appreciate me? I'm still not losing

"Tsk.tsk.tsk... you're hopeless." then she rolled her eyes before taking the last

had told me. But since I'm having his child, he's wrong. They're all wrong because this baby is the only hope--- no, the right word would be '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 that person in

or should I say my mother-in-law starting today greeted me as soon as we

didn't have to

your husband? I haven't seen

answer her question? That his son left his 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 call." and

Well, just call me if you need help

thanks, Lilia--- I mean,

my cheek

how did you answer her question, Mrs. Williams? What did you tell her?" I turned around when

sure she just wanted to tease me. I took a glass of wine from the waiter who's wandering around

her the truth," I replied which caused me to

his son got a call from his 'real' girlfriend and left you here

just told her he's

what is he doing right now...

eyes

what?" she asked, pretending

have no

anything? You are now his wife and he's supposed to

to ignore her. I know she's right but instead of wasting my effort to stop my husband from going to his girlfriend who is now his mistress, I would rather keep my mouth shut and pretended to be okay than to receive

you that I'm here and that I will always be here." She said, her eyes mirroring 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 sure there

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 own room. Well, what do I expect? Of course, Luke would never want to