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.

and then checked the time from the wall clock. It's only 6:30 in

left just before you went down the

forehead creased as my mouth hung open. He

what time did he

think it was just 10 to 15 minutes before you went down from your

knew it." My eyes turned to

to the nearest chair and placed the cup of coffee in front of me on the table.

the chairs on

about to ask him about it but he got a

caller was?" I asked Elaine who's sitting on

a single clue, but I noticed

weird feelings inside me and made me more curious

exactly, but

did it sound like a question? He seemed happy? You seemed not sure of what you've seen." Rory was the one who complained for me. Because honestly, I also got confused about

smiled and when he noticed that I was watching him, he masked his expression and turned into a

I got it, Elaine," I answered, interrupting Rory from

silence, but eventually, it was I who

can give the driver or even the security guards if you want, I'm going upstairs." I sighed and got up, taking the cup of black

about you? Aren't you going

all of it. I'm not hungry." I answered not even throwing a glance on

drunk last night, secondly, he left this morning so early that he didn't even wait for me to

next? What is going to happen

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

when I left the kitchen, I also left the two who got confused

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earlier about Luke?" Rory immediately turned to Elaine the moment Sam disappeared from

when he received

shouldn't

know what's going on with

know, but can't you see