One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 40: What is going to happen next?

-Suddenly it's so clear just what I am to you. Am I friend? Am I lover? Do we still need each other? When you touch me, when you touch me, baby I can tell. What do we mean to each other am I friend, am I lover, is it over now? If this is then why bother? Tell me where

do we take it from here. Do you love me still or do you just mean we'll?~~~

-Sérgio Mendes-

I set my alarm clock at exactly 6:00 last night, even though my body knows its getting up routine every morning.

I want to prepare breakfast for Luke. I want to cook something that will ease his hangover because I'm sure the alcohol he drank last night is now slagging through his veins.

Of course, I will also cook his favourite dish to bring into his office for lunch. He didn't have dinner last night and I'm sure he's hungry by now.

But...

I've already prepared the omelette with veggies, whole-wheat toast with almond butter topped with sliced banana and I was about to prepare coffee when Elaine and Rory entered the kitchen with both confusions written on their faces. "Sam, why did you get up so early?" Rory was the first one to ask me.

"Yeah, today is Saturday and little Cali have no school this morning," Elaine said nodding.

"I know, today is Saturday, but this is not for my baby." I shrugged, smiling at them.

But the two exchanged a look and asked me again.

"Okay, we got it, you want to make your breakfast, but why is it so early?" It's Rory who's now taking the apron from the drawer.

"Well... this is for my husband. He was drunk last night, so I decided to prepare breakfast for him that will help him with his hangover."

And that made them stop and exchanged glances again, but because I wasn't looking at them but at the coffee maker, I missed their last reaction. I only turned around when I noticed that they stopped their movement.

"Why? What's going with you guys?" I asked, my eyes were moving from Elaine to Rory and then back to Elaine.

"Uhm... Sam, your husband has already left early this morning." Rory replied.

kidding." I just chuckled and then checked the time from the wall clock. It's only 6:30 in the morning and Luke usually going

before you went down the stairs." And now it

my mouth hung open.

time

10 to 15 minutes before

thought you knew it." My eyes turned to Rory and

the cup of coffee in front of me on the table. "I didn't know he left that early. We didn't get a chance to talk last night because he was

chairs

morning. I was about to ask him about it but he got a

was?" I asked Elaine who's sitting

noticed the sudden change

me

exactly, but

you've seen." Rory was the one who complained for me. Because

told you, I'm not sure--- I mean, I don't know how to describe his emotion earlier. He was frowning then suddenly he smiled and when he noticed

got it, Elaine," I answered, interrupting

turned into silence, but eventually, it was

guys. You can give the driver or even the security guards if you want, I'm going upstairs." I sighed

how about you? Aren't you going to

of it. I'm not hungry." I answered not even

it weird. Firstly, Luke came home drunk last night, secondly, he left this morning so early that he didn't even wait for me to wake up or

next? What is going to

said shaking my head... also shaking the negative thoughts

know that when I left the kitchen, I also left the two who got confused about what's

***

you sure of what you saw earlier about Luke?" Rory immediately turned to Elaine the moment

mean his expression when he

you shouldn't

But it's her right to know what's going

but can't