One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 70: Don't underestimate what I can do!

~~All my windows still are broken but I'm standing on my feet. You can take everything I have. You can break everything I am like I'm made of glass, like I'm made of paper. Go on and try to tears me down, I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper, like a

skyscraper.~~~

-Demi Lovato-

"I'm so sorry, mommy," Cali said for the third time. She wasn't looking at me but at her hands resting on her lap.

We were in my room and I waited for her to wake up the next morning because I wanted to talk to her what happened yesterday.

"I wasn't mad that your dad gave you a phone and you talked to him even though I don't know, but I was disappointed you didn't inform me that you also invited him to our supposed to be mother and daughter date yesterday."

I paused and knelt in front of her as I held both her hands.

"Cali, baby, I'm not against if you really want to be with your dad, spend time with him or if you want to stay with him, but I just want you to tell me everything and not like what happened yesterday. I wasn't expecting to see him in the fast-food because you told me you wanted to watch a movie with me."

"I'm sorry, mommy."

"You can ask me anything you want, baby and I'll try to give it to you, but I want you to be always honest with me."

"Yes, mommy."

"No more secrets."

"Hmm." She nodded. "No more secrets."

I smiled and pulled her into a tight hug. I have already explained to her everything that happened between me and her father. I had to do it because I don't want her to grow up having questions in her head about why her parents were living separately and why she doesn't have a complete family like her classmates and friends.

She was too young then when I started to tell her all those things and thanks to Jack and the rest of my family for helping her understand the situation. I know it wasn't easy for a child not to wish or dream of having both parents on her side, but she eventually adjusted and got used to seeing her father only by a video call or hearing his voice on the phone.

I stood up and sat in front of my makeup stand, ready to apply my moisturizing cream.

"Mom, are we going back to New York?"

That question stopped me from what I was about to do and turned to her.

"Are we going to live in New York again?"

"Why do ask, baby, I mean, why do you suddenly ask that question?"

first heard her sigh before her

really want to stay here, mom. I want to stay with

deep inside I was holding my breath as

also want to study here,

but how about your friends in New York, are you gonna leave them? You can't be able to see them every day when you stay

other as we promised before the end of the

mouth, but unfortunately, no words came out. It seems that she really has decided to

For now, you should go to the bathroom and do your morning routine, so we can have breakfast together."

wonder if that decision has something to do with her father. I just hope it's

***

Two weeks...

passed and there's a lot of things has happened

started, again. And about Luke, well, he comes to the house almost every day, twice a day having a single alibi to my parents that he was just visiting his daughter, but the truth is that he was bothering me. Honestly, I had already forgotten

A little flashback:

am just seeing

was the first line that came out of her mouth when she walked into the boutique where I was. It was exactly three days after

the customers inside were stopped from what they were doing when she walked in, not because she's a model but because of her dress, which has a plunging neckline and literally short that leaves a little to the imagination. And because she feels famous... or should I say she feels really proud of herself, she didn't even realize that the people around were looking at her

her or didn't hear what she said. I turned to the rack of evening gowns to avoid making

me and drew the

to give me your most

and I couldn't help the annoyance that crept in me. Didn't she know how to approach the sales

sales lady nodded and when she disappeared from our sight,

I love to shop? Well, Luke always took me here and bought me a

the cocktail dresses on the next rack. But I don't know what's

lucky as he came back into

'he came back to you because you stole him from me and he let himself be stolen by you, bitch!' "Anyway, when

took a deep breath and was about to go back to the rack of the evening gowns but she stopped

are you deaf?

I sighed loudly

to me?" I asked, pretended to

here named Samantha other

to find out if there's anyone here who has a name Samantha other

She whispered-yelled

that suit you and your fake personality that as

"How dare you!"

me as I will do the same, plus my mother taught me not to talk to strangers." I gave her a satisfying kind of smile before turning to the