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.

you have to accept 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

"Sam..."

and then turned

the atmosphere suddenly filled with awkwardness. I'm not sure if it's just me who feels

fell into silence but I continued to eat as if nothing had happened

I'm done, I stood up to get the dessert I

"Sam---"

to get dessert." I smiled at

from the fridge, I remembered what my 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 I still haven't moved on from what happened

nodded and

try this," I said giving

already eaten half of my dessert when

the chocolate

I-I'm fine with this and please call me Luke,

spoonful of the yummy chocolate and then stuffed it in my

I asked, not looking at

"I'm sorry."

gulped in surprised but

sorry lately, what

my own eyes... Or... I am just imagining things. "I'm sorry for all the things I've done in the past.

whole time he was talking. I also didn't blink.

are you telling me all

he just ignored

for letting

it almost made me in tears... which I know deep inside... it's only a few minutes

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

"Samantha---"

that God's plan is always better than our 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 blocking

of you, so I'll take this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you for breaking my heart once and now I've moved on. You've

tried to hold my hand that was resting over the table but I

too, but your sorry 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,