One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 100: Ghosts

~~~Without you to hold me and heal my heart, to guide me and keep me from falling apart. My life is so empty, so hollow and cold. Footsteps and echoes of nowhere to go. Without you, without you I know I'm all alone, I can't go on this way, day by day. Without you, who am I? What am I to do? My life's out of focus and so are my views. I need you to give me the strength to go on~~~

-Angeline Quinto-

"I'm sorry for everything I've done, Sam. It took me years to have enough courage to face you and ask your forgiveness. If you would just give me a chance, I'd be a man, I'd be a better man for you and our family. If you would just give me another chance, I would do everything to make up for all the times I've made you cry. I love you, Sam... please give me another chance."

I leaned over and did the thing I should have done many times in the past. I kissed her on the lips and then on the tip of her nose, on her closed eyes and forehead, whispering the words I refused to give her before.

"I love you. I love you, Sam."

SAM's POV:

I woke up the next morning having a terrible headache well, not just me but also Jack. But unlike her, I can still smile at the dining table while munching my favorite chocolate waffles.

"What's with the foul face?" I asked motioning her to pass me the bottle of chocolate syrup.

"You don't know what your brother did last night, do you?"

"Uhmm..." I pretended to think. "Nope, Why? What did he do?"

"Well---"

"And how am I suppose to know what he did when you two suddenly disappeared last night and left me at the bar?" I rolled my eyes.

She sighed. "Because your asshole of a brother dragged me out! And do you know what bullshit he did before that? He fucking talked to Paul and told him to get away from me! Argh! Can you imagine that--- I mean, how dare of him talked to Paul in that way? What right does he have? He's not my boyfriend, for God's sake!"

I bit my bottom lip to stifle that laughter that wanting to escape my throat. She won't like it for sure.

"Oh, my God! But why did he do that?" I pretended not to know the reason when deep inside me, I know it was because he likes --- no, he loves her and he's jealous of Paul.

"I don't know! The only thing I know Is that he already got into my nerves and God forbid, I'm gonna smash his face!"

And that's when I let go of the laughter that I was holding back.

"Yeah, you can laugh all you want!" She playfully glared at me."

Okay, I'm sorry, but why didn't you ask him about it?"

"Huh! I did! I asked him! But you know what he did when I was hysterically asking him--- he fucking kissed me in front of everyone at the bar! Argh! That bastard!"

My eyes widened in surprise the moment I heard the word 'kissed'.

"Oh... my... God!" I screamed with widened eyes. "He kissed you?" My voice laced with excitement as I screamed again.

"He fucking stole my first kiss, Samantha! Why do you seem so excited about it?"

even more when she narrowed her eyes on me, especially when

you do when he kissed you?" I was about to ask 'did you kiss him back',

"Nothing!" "Nothing?"

was like a statue! And when I finally pulled back to reality, I ran after him and tried to ask him, but he just told me to shut up or he would

sweet Jesus Christ, Jackeline! I'm so happy---finally!" I screamed the last

"What the hell---"

He likes so much in case you didn't know, my dear best friend and he's jealous of

her seat. But I'm her best friend and I know when her laugh is a sign of happiness or nervousness, and it's the latter. "How many times do I have to tell you that I would be the last woman he wants and wishes to be his girlfriend and I feel the same!

in." I shrugged, still grinning. "But I'm telling you, Dale likes you and he's starting to get possessive over

would rather go out with

again, shaking

happened to you last night? Did you drive yourself

turned

Luke with your brother last night. What was he doing there---oh, don't

thing I remember was we're arguing about Cali and he carried me over her shoulder. I didn't even remember how I got into my

about the unexplained emotion I felt last night when I saw

has an idea who changed my clothes, right?" I asked, but I frowned when I

That's the effect if your

Luke saying if I have a free time to come with him and visit our old house as he already had a buyer and they wanted

felt

I might feel when I see the house again. When I see myself

past. How we

I

the same old house that witnessed how miserable I

when I know they were all in past? Besides, I've already moved on, right? I now have David and the only thing that connects us is our daughter. So after finishing our breakfast, I sent him

last night in his car, because I'm sure this day won't turn

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going?" Cali asked me when we were in the living room and waiting for

going to visit our old house, honey. Do you still remember that house?" I replied, patting the space on my left

a little." She nodded.

I smiled,

Isn't it haunted now like the old house that

she's just at my age, I would probably answer 'the only thing haunted was the old memories, but not that house.

ghosts are

are not

real are ghosts of the past and I'm trying to overcome

going to live again in that

Dad suggested that we sell the house and the money we can get from it, we will donate both to the foundation. Do you remember the foundation that I told you? You know, the

foundation?" I nodded. "Mommy, why are those kids staying in

and decided to lift her and sit her on

have been found on the streets and abandoned by their parents and the rest are either no longer have their parents because they have already died or have been left at the foundation since they were babies." "Huh? But why did their parents leave them, mommy? Their parents don't