One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 19: Speak up, Samantha!

~~~Oh, it hurts the most 'cause I don't know the cause. Maybe I shouldn't have cried when you left and told me not to wait. Oh, it kills the most to say that I still care. Now I'm left trying to rewind the times you held and kissed me back. I wonder if you're thinking 'Is she alright all alone?' I wonder if you tried to call but couldn't find your phone. Have I ever crossed your thoughts because your name's all over mine...~~~ -Nightcore-

A loud gasp escaped from me when he slammed his hand on the roof of his car. And so my tears fell at the same time. Although he didn't exactly mention who was 'her' that he's referring, there's no other girl I know in his life... it's Cherry. So they broke up... I didn't know how they split, but one thing is for sure, they're no longer in a relationship.

But why am I not happy after knowing that they broke up? Is it because I could see the pain in his eyes? Or is it because he loved her which I know he will never feel for me?

"I - I'm s-sorry..." I tried to say between my sobs, lifting my hand over my chest as I felt the pain coming from within.

"Sorry? Do you think you can turn everything back just because you said sorry?" He asked, his eyes flaring with anger.

I didn't answer him or should I say I don't know how to answer his question. Can I turn back the time? Can I undo what I've done?

"Get out of my face, Samantha, before I forget you're the mother of my child!"

"But Luke---"

"I said get out of my face!"

I just took a step back but I didn't move after that. I remained standing in my spot, crying as I watched him repeatedly banged his hands in his car.

'Luke...' I called him when he hopped inside the car, but my voice just came out a whisper.

I had no choice but to cry and watch him leave until he finally disappeared from my sight.

stay in my room the whole day. I was glad that it happened on a Sunday morning so I didn't have to go to class. Jack kept calling me but I

couldn't help myself. Until one afternoon, while I was watching the news channel in the living room, the anchor reported that a red Maserati sports car with the plate number that had been registered in his name was involved in a terrible accident. Panic and nervousness crept all over my body that I didn't notice the glass I was holding

"What happened?"

in unison but since I was starting to feel the pain on my left foot, I ignored them and looked down slowly only to be horrified with what

Blood.

the hell there was blood on the floor and on the white carpet, but I didn't get the chance to know where it came

pieces and the large piece hit my

my consciousness, I just woke up with a lot of people around me. My parents,

Why are you guys all here?" I tried to get up but my mom

rest a little more,

listen to her as I get up and sit straight to ask them again. "What are you here? What

we're here to ask you the same question, sweetie. What is going on between you and your husband? Where is he and why isn't he here---" my mother-in-law asked but she was interrupted by her

a time. Don't pressure your daughter-in-law,

remembered what I just saw in the news.

"Samantha!"

all ran to my side to

spoke behind me. "It was Cherry's brother who drove

of relief then followed my tears that seemed like in a

him who met the accident? Where is he? What is

a message from him this afternoon after we saw the news and he said he wasn't in the car when the

came in from the kitchen with a glass of water in her hands. I accepted it and drank almost all the content before returning it

not been sleeping in this

blinked repeatedly with my