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.

response. A

everything about her. Isn't that what true love means--- acceptance? Acceptance comes first, right? When you truly love someone, you must learn to accept who they were, who they are,

"Sam..."

I shrugged and then turned my attention back

filled

eat as

up to

"Sam---"

to get dessert." I smiled at

mom had told me. And I realized that she's right. I should act normal in front of him as if nothing had happened between us if I don't want him to have a false conclusion that

nodded and I smiled at

giving him the cup of

my dessert

Williams, why aren't you touching your dessert, don't you want the chocolate dalgona? I can make you

fine with this and please call me Luke,

I shrugged and then took a spoonful of the yummy chocolate and then stuffed it in my mouth. I

asked, not

"I'm sorry."

in surprised but didn't show it to

You always say sorry lately, what is it for this

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.

move the whole time he was talking. I also

are you telling me

he just ignored my

for

tears... which I know deep inside... it's only a few

Mr Williams, you shouldn't be sorry for letting me go and for choosing her over me, in fact, I should be thankful for that, do you know why? Because you just gave me the best

"Samantha---"

plan and just because He didn't answer my prayers back then doesn't mean He won't answer at all. And 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 I felt for you, He introduced me to someone who brought the smile back to my lips... and that's David." I gulped as I started to feel the lump that's

now I've moved on. You've only made me stronger. I found David. I fell in love with him. He always took care of me and he

tried to hold my hand that was resting over the table

is already four years late." At least now, I've said it calmly. "We can be civil to each other because we have a daughter, but I