One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 78: Thank you for letting me go

~~~You turned my days into nights, but now I see the light. And I have you to thank for setting me free... 'Cause you made me stronger by breaking my heart. You ended my life and made a better once start. You taught me everything from falling in love to letting go of a

lie... Yes YOU MADE ME STRONGER baby, BY SAYING GOODBYE~~~

-Regine Velasquez-

I raised an eyebrow at what he said. He's not looking at me, so I got the chance to watch him eat. He seemed to enjoy his food.

"Why? Is that what you always do, eat at the restaurants rather than cooking at home?"

"Hmhm." He replied, still not looking at me but at his food. He looked like a child who seemed to have tasted fried chicken for the first time in his entire life.

I bit my lip to prevent the giggle that wanting to escape from it because I don't want to offend him.

"Really? But what about your girlfriend, doesn't she cook for you?"

But I don't know what's in the question that made him stop suddenly and looked at me with a bitter smile on his lips.

Honestly, I didn't mean anything when I asked that question. It just slipped off my lips because I got curious.

"No." He shook his head.

I was about to nod. "Ahh---"

"She doesn't know how to cook..." I stopped and blinked several times and then he added. "...unlike you."

"You're kidding." I suddenly chuckled at him.

But he shook his head, still having the same bitter smile in between his lips.

"No, I'm not, she doesn't really know how to cook, so we just have to eat out, take out from the fast-food restaurants or call them to deliver food so we don't have to go out."

I don't know, but deep down inside, I suddenly felt pity for him. But I immediately shake it off. Why should I feel pity for him when in the first place, it was his idea? It was his choice. He chose to be in that situation and he chose her over us.

at him in response. A laugh that full of

acceptance? Acceptance comes first, right? When you truly love someone, you must learn to accept

"Sam..."

I shrugged and then turned my attention back to my

kitchen seemed to have thickened and the atmosphere suddenly filled with

fell into silence but I continued to eat as if nothing had happened and we didn't discuss

up to get the

"Sam---"

dessert." I smiled at

told me. And I realized that she's right. I should act normal in front of him as if nothing had happened between us

He nodded and

try this," I said giving him the cup of

already eaten half of my dessert when

want the chocolate dalgona?

and please call me

stuffed it in my mouth.

I asked, not

"I'm sorry."

gulped in surprised but didn't show it to

lately, what

And his eyes, I'm not sure if it's regrets showing on them or I'm just playing by my own eyes... Or... I am just imagining things. "I'm sorry for all the things I've done in the past. Back then I was a jerk and stupid

time he was talking. I also didn't blink. I just focused

you telling me

just ignored my

for letting you

laughed so hard that it almost made me in tears... which I know deep

Williams, you shouldn't be sorry for letting me

"Samantha---"

that's what He did. I was surprised He answered it in His own way. When the time I was still blinded by the love

this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you for breaking my heart once and now I've moved on. You've only made me stronger.

my hand that was resting over the table

it calmly. "We can be