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?"

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

to say.) "What did you do when he kissed you?" I was about to ask 'did you kiss him back', but

"Nothing!" "Nothing?"

my spot and was like a statue! And when I finally pulled back to reality, I ran after him and tried to ask him, but he just

I'm so happy---finally!"

"What the hell---"

you didn't know, my dear best friend and

laughed in 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

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

rather go out with Paul than

again, shaking my

you last night? Did you drive yourself home and what time did you leave

suddenly turned my mouth

there---oh, don't

nodded. "But I fell asleep throughout the ride and the last 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 room

unexplained emotion I felt

my clothes, right?" I asked, but I

the effect if your first

time to come with him and visit our old house

first, I felt hesitant as

when I see the house again. When I see myself in that same house that holds a lot of memories...

of my past.

I

the same old house that witnessed how miserable I was with the man

think about those memories 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 a message that I'll go with him,

that I still have no idea what happened last night in his car, because I'm sure this

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going?" Cali asked me when we were in the

I replied, patting the space on my left side. She then followed

yeah, but just a little." She nodded. "Are we visiting the house

I smiled,

visit the old house? Isn't it

she's just at my age, I would probably answer 'the only thing haunted was the old memories, but not that house. "No, they're only in the movies,

are not

they are not

and I'm trying to overcome them because

we going to live again

is that your 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 one your

I nodded. "Mommy, why are those kids

and decided to lift her and sit her

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