One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 79: You lost me

~~~Now I know you're sorry. And we were sweet, but you chose lust when you deceived me. And you'll regret it, but it's too late. How can I ever trust you again? I feel like our world's been infected, and somehow you left me neglected. We've found our life's been changed. Oh, babe, you lost me~~~

-Christina Aguilera-

My heart pounded faster the moment I stepped out of the kitchen and even when I reached my room. It was an intense conversation that I never expected nor even thought would happen this morning.

"Ahh!" I sighed loudly, still catching my breath as I closed the door behind me. Brushing my hair, I walked over to the bed and slumped my body, facing the ceiling. I don't know but it felt like all my energy was drained. "I just did the right thing," I muttered, closing my eyes. I kept repeating those words until I felt my heart calm down inside my ribcage.

I still have a lot of things to tell him but only those words came out of my mouth. And seconds later, a bitter smile curled against my lips as I remembered the look on his face when he told me he was sorry for letting me go. Sorry... the word he refused to give me, which I swear, if I just heard it four years ago, I'm pretty sure I would have jumped on the floor and ran into his arms or maybe I wouldn't have waited for his next words and screamed in excitement. I would also have screamed how much I loved him. But earlier was different.

I couldn't explain exactly how I felt when he looked at me and asked for forgiveness. It seemed like all the pain I felt four years ago came back and taunted me again at that moment.

-'Yes, I said I love this family, but I never said I love you...'-

Those were the exact words I heard from him. He has no idea how those words affected me. It broke my heart and my sanity, but somehow it made me realized the truth.

Letting out a deep sigh, I opened my eyes and blinked several times, trying to ward off the tears that suddenly formed around them.

told him I can casually talk to him, but that's just it. My

to avoid him as he is my daughter's father and Cali needs both of her parents, so even if I want to lock myself in my room every time he visits her, I can't. We need to be on

normally. I already have David and he has Cherry, so there's no

when he's here.

LUKE'S POV:

seat. I can't focus on the report that has been stuck on my computer screen for almost 30 minutes as my mind was still drifting on what happened this morning when I get Cali's phone. Sam's words still linger in my head and I admit, I was stunned and hurt at the same time when she thanked

she met her boyfriend and she finally got over her feelings for me, in which I don't know if I should be glad about it. Because honestly, I felt the opposite when she left me... when I didn't do anything to stop her and when she left with our daughter. I kept asking myself, 'what have I done? how did I lose someone like her? But every time I remembered how she stood next to me, how she did

and didn't treat her well, so I understand if she couldn't forgive me that easily. Well, I would do the same if I happened to be in her

that time, even Dale, my best friend, wouldn't have wanted to tell me where to find

ran after her, I knew I couldn't change the fact that I hurt her, I disappointed her,

Dale's. Our friendship almost ended because of what I did to her sister. I know he always annoys her, but his love for her sister shows when she's in trouble. So when he found out what happened, he instantly ran to my office, grabbed me by the collar and punched me hard as he yelled in my face. He even pushed me to the nearest wall and choked me that I almost lost my breath. But I didn't

do to my sister? I already talked to you about it! I told you if you can't return her feelings then at least respect her and be a man to your kid, but you hurt her! I'm going to kill you!'- he continued to scream. His eyes had turned red from

only line

idea if he was going to leave me breathless in

one you hurt and betrayed! I thought we were best friends, we considered ourselves a family and we were brothers,

one of them has been my feelings for Cherry. Well, she has changed too. When I saw her again in Bangkok, I thought I still had my old feelings for her, but as time went by, while all the things I had in mind were all about her, I didn't