One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 62: This is what we called life!

~~~You, you turned and walk away. I closed my eyes to hide the pain inside. Though the feeling hasn't passed, sad to say our love didn't last. Please don't ask me to pretend, 'cause I know it's over. When I'm done forgetting you, you can say what you wanted to. Please don't ask me to pretend, 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S OVER NOW~~~

-Kyla Alvarez-

Jack's POV:

"Whooo! This is life! I missed this, Jack, whoo!"

I shook my head as Sam screamed loudly before taking her shot.

We were at the exclusive bar with some of our friends, the last place I would have imagined Sam drinking and swaying to the loud music on the dance floor. She seemed to enjoy every beat of the piercing sounds that almost made our ears explode. But even though she's smiling, she still can't hide the real emotions that silently show up in her eyes.

I never thought she would invite me here, but if this is her way of forgetting her problems even for just one night, then I'll be just on her side.

"Hey, let's go in the middle!" She said taking my hands but I grabbed her by the arm.

"Sam, wait, you're drunk already."

"Ohh, yes I've been drinking but I'm not drunk yet." and she giggled.

"Come on, Jack, don't kill my mode. Let's go before the music changes."

"Haist, fine!" I drank the remaining content of my glass before letting myself be dragged to the dancefloor.

By the time we reached the middle, she started screaming again.

"Whoo! If only I knew that going to a bar like this feels great, I would have done it four years ago! I would have avoided being stupid that night and what I felt for him would never have deepened!"

"Sam!" I tried to stop her but she continued dancing while screaming.

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Samantha's POV:

I couldn't help but scream and let out the frustration inside me. I don't know, I also couldn't explain but it gives me some relief.

Jack kept tugging my arm as she tried to stop me, but instead of listening to her, I continued to scream.

I was just screaming the things I should have and shouldn't have done before. I know it's too late and for sure nobody would care even if I've lost my voice all night.

"This is life! I love my life!"

and sway to the fast, piercing rhythm of the music that currently splitting in the air and making out

never stopped nor even sat down every time the music ended and changed it to a new one. Tonight, I really wanted to be wasted and exhausted, so that when I get home, I couldn't think about my problems. I will go straight to my room, slump my tired body in bed and fall asleep. And when I wake up tomorrow, that's when I will face and fix the mess that I started. I was the one who started

and gone back to her seat, but I remained dancing and having fun like there was no tomorrow to come. The mixtures of sweat, the

minutes, someone accidentally hit

screamed and immediately turned to see who it was only to be surprised when I

"Samantha?"

eyes when we recognized each other. Paul was one of

here?" He said almost screaming

at him as I

been a long time, Paul, how are

Sam. Honestly, I was surprised to see you here. I didn't know you also

my second time,

"Really?"

if he could still remember Jack,

about his life after college, but when he returned the same

"I got married."

"Oh, w-with whom?"

to your captain!" Jack was the one

mean to say, Luke our

It was

"W-Wow! Well, congratulations."

half-hearted smile before

but we're now getting a

them out, maybe because I

and confusion shown in his eyes, but this time Jack

story, Paul, but to make it short, let's just say we're not really meant for each other and I realized that we should never force someone to love us because you will only hurt yourself when they didn't reciprocate your feelings. So after all those years, I finally woke up now with the truth that

guess that's the right decision to make. I don't know the whole story, but seeing the gloom in your eyes, I think I don't really have to ask because your

when Jack suddenly

already given our best, there's still no certainty that the person we love will return our feelings or will love us too. You know what, I believe that a relationship can be compared to closed-door or period in a

stare at him with a

door on you, knock on it. Now after knocking a couple of times and it's still closed, it just means that someone who closed the door on you isn't meant for you, so you have let go and let that door stay

stay closed forever'- I repeat

the period, well, they say when you see the period at the end of the sentence, don't try to turn it into a comma. You must know when something is over and move on because if you continue doing it, only you will be hurt in the end." He ended his speech with a shrug. "Yeah, for so many years, I've been trying to turn that period into a comma, but lately

someone who doesn't give you importance. We don't know, maybe someday you'll find the man who is really meant for you and that man is the exact opposite of the

so."

felt tired of dancing, so I just stayed on my seat

drinking like

I'm fine, Paul don't mind me." I said laughing as I swatted his hand when he tried to get

friends, but they already left