One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 106: Self-reconstruction

~~~On my own, I've tried to make the best of it alone. I've done everything I can to ease the pain, but only you can stop the rain. I just can't live without you, I missed everything around you. Just when I thought I was over you and just when I thought I could stand on my own. Oh, baby, those memories come crashing through and I just can't go on without you. It's just no good without you~~~

-Air Supply-

"Maybe you're just confused."

"No." I shook my head. "No, Jack, I'm not confused. It's true, I realized that I still love Luke, but I can't be with him."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't be with him. I don't want to go back with him. There were a lot of things that have already happened and I've come a long way just to go back to the past, besides, I'd be a fool if I let David go."

"But you're gonna be unfair with him."

"And how can I be unfair with him if I love him?"

"Sam, you're still married and you also have feelings for your husband."

"I know, but as you said, we can file another divorce papers."

"Alright, but what about you? It's been almost five years of you trying to forget your feelings but you failed. Don't you think you're gonna be unfair to yourself? And how would you explain to David all that has happened, especially the realization you had right now? How would you tell him that while you tell him you love him, deep in your heart, you knew you're still in love with Luke?"

I couldn't help the bitter laugh that escaped my lips as I realized those were also the questions in my head that I just couldn't voice out.

"I don't know." I shrugged, hugging my knees again. "Honestly, I still don't know how to tell him. I don't know where to start. I don't even know if he would believe me or would be disappointed."

"Then you should tell him. You wouldn't know the answer if you don't try to tell him."

A long, deep sigh escaped my lips as I turned to her.

"Yeah, you're right." I nodded. "If there's one thing I'm sure of at this moment, it is that I don't want to lose him and I won't let him go."

She didn't say anything. The only thing I heard was her deep sigh and we fell into silence. She just opened her mouth again after a few minutes.

"So does that mean, you've already forgiven him?"

"No!" My head snapped at her and shook my head with a bitter smile playing on my lips. "I still love him, but that doesn't mean I've already forgiven him."

"Okay, but who would you choose between the two? How would you deal with Luke or David? Does Luke know about your unchanged feelings?"

give him the satisfaction of knowing how I feel. I will try to avoid him as much as I can until we have finally settled the divorce papers. I will try to act as if nothing has happened and that I never knew that he still

"Alright---"

first question, of course, I'll choose David. I will

going to tell him

when I finally got the courage or maybe when I've already filed

but to my disappointment, it only made me dizzy. It didn't even get me drunk, for heaven sake. Yes, it

sleep. I really wanted to sleep so at least I could escape from the world and reality, and even stop myself from thinking about the unexpected turn of events

already healed and dried, but no, I just

in the morning. I was already feeling sober from the alcohol I drank last night, but still, I couldn't sleep.

I let out a deep, long, frustrated

the small gap of the curtain that I hadn't closed properly last night. And the time I closed my eyes, the

shop today?" Her cheerful voice echoed through the four corners of my room as

my eyes were dazzled by

and after a few seconds, I felt her hand on my forehead. "No, mom, I'm

are you drunk last night that you can't get up in

I just want to take a day off." Part of it was

heard her sigh. "Anyway, Luke is downstairs,

heart skipped a beat the moment I

wanted to talk to

gasp. I lowered the blanket to my chest

really

with a slight frown on her forehead. "Did

voice came out

"Did you have misunderstanding---"

just don't want to talk to him because I'm still sleepy,

him to come back

nodded. Pretending to sleep again so she would

him you're

"Thanks, mom."

to the blanket that now covering my head and she didn't

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and they took my daughter with them, so I just stayed in my room without being disturbed by two

wasn't going to talk to him no matter how hard he tried, so

boredom already

to call my best

to come with me to