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.

laughed at him in response.

means--- acceptance? Acceptance comes first, right? When you truly love someone, you must learn to accept who they were, who they are, who they

"Sam..."

turned my attention back to my

have thickened and the atmosphere suddenly filled with awkwardness. I'm not sure if

silence but I continued to eat as if nothing had

done, I stood up

"Sam---"

get dessert."

should act normal in front of him as if nothing had happened between us if I don't want him to have a

He nodded and I smiled

giving him the cup of chocolate

half of my dessert when I

dessert, don't you want the chocolate dalgona? I can make you another dessert if

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

it in my mouth. I don't care if he's looking at me or watching every movement of

I asked, not

"I'm sorry."

in surprised but didn't show

You always say sorry lately, what is it for

at him and noticed his face masked with seriousness. And his eyes, I'm not sure if it's regrets showing on them or I'm just playing by my own eyes... Or...

didn't move the whole time he was talking. I also didn't blink. I just focused on

telling me all

just ignored

for letting you

almost made me in tears... which I know deep inside... it's only a few minutes to take and I'm sure

letting me go?" I asked between my laughter, but he just remained staring at me. "No, Mr Williams, you shouldn't be sorry for letting me

"Samantha---"

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

learned a lot of things because 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 only made me stronger. I found David. I fell in love with him. He always

sorry..." He tried to hold my hand that was resting over

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