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.

then checked the time from the wall clock. It's only 6:30 in the morning and Luke usually going to work

before you went down the

creased as my mouth hung open.

what time

10 to 15 minutes before

eyes turned to Rory and

sigh. I walked to the nearest chair and placed the cup of coffee in front of me on the table. "I

chairs on both

his bruised lips this morning. I was about to ask him about it

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

I noticed the sudden change in his

what she said suddenly brought weird feelings inside me and made

exactly,

a question? He seemed happy? You seemed not sure of what you've seen." Rory was the one who complained for me. Because honestly,

don't know how to describe his emotion earlier. He was frowning then suddenly he smiled and when he noticed that I was watching him, he masked

I answered, interrupting Rory from

all turned into silence, but eventually, it was I who

even the security guards if you want, I'm going upstairs." I sighed and got up, taking

Aren't

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

what is happening to me, but I found 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 he didn't even wake me up like

next? What is going to happen

also shaking the negative

left the kitchen, I also left the

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

mean his expression when he

I think you shouldn't have told her

to know what's

can't you see