One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 111: Recalling the past

~~~I can hold my breath. I can bite my tongue. I can stay awake for days if that's what you want. I can fake a smile. I can force a laugh. I can dance and play the part if that's what you want. I can do it. But I'm only human and I bleed when I fall down. I'm only human and I crash and I break down. Your words in my head, knives in my heart. You build me up and then I fall apart, 'cause I'm only human~~~

-Christina Perri-

"Well, I just thought it to be funny because these past few days I've always had a passenger with almost the same expression when they told me to take them to that company. So I wonder, what's in that building that makes almost all my passengers haggard and stress?" I just gulped but didn't answer his question.

"Uhm... do you also work in that company?"

I let out another sigh after hearing his question. Deep in my mind, I also wonder if when can he notice that I want to have a quiet and peaceful ride?

"Nope." I chose to answer while facing the window.

"Ahh..."

"My husband owned that company."

"Huh? Your husband owned that comp---" Surprised was laced in his voice and from the corner of my eyes, I saw the way he covered his mouth in surprise, but I chose to ignore him.

I emphasized the word husband and I don't care whatever he might think after that, I just hope he won't open his mouth again.

And when the atmosphere inside the cab became quiet, I leaned against my seat and closed my eyes. What happened inside the coffee shop and Gerry's revelation came back to my mind.

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FLASHBACK...

"W-What? What the hell are you talking about? W-What do you mean the room has a hidden camera that night?" My eyes went wide as soon as Gerry, the bartender told me that there was a hidden camera installed in the room where the incident happened a few years ago.

I haven't heard all the details yet, but beads of cold sweats have started forming all over my body and my inner guts already telling me that the next words he's going to say are something I wouldn't want to hear.

We are inside the cake shop and sitting in the far corner, where he took us earlier to talk.

"I'm sorry, Sam, I didn't know there was a hidden camera---"

you that you didn't know there was a camera?" I whispered-yelled as I don't want to catch everyone's attention. I tried to

scenarios started to dance in my head. "W-What happened after that? How did you catch him,

exact and it was you and that man you told me to put a sleeping pill on his drink---" "But you put

head. "I saw what happened in the

breath again. It's so

do to that footage, I mean, to that fucking video? Did

to my surprise, he nodded and that suddenly took all my

man was, he used it to blackmailed him and demanded

friend recognized Luke Williams from the

to him if he continued his plan but he didn't listen to me. He carried out his plan, but it surprised him when he got home and couldn't find

"Why? What happened?"

don't want to be an accessory to the crime." He stopped for a few seconds and looked at me. "But he escaped. He escaped when Mr

suddenly knitted

just mention the word husband?" I asked with

word husband, why? Isn't he your husband? I remember he told me that you

knew it all this time?" I asked under my breath, but

the incident and I found out you two got married because we bumped into each other maybe four or three years

what he was about to say when I slammed my hands over the table. I looked at him

about it! He

happened! He

the truth a

a

pretended as if he didn't know anything! He blamed me and loathed

this time, it should be me hated him!" I screamed at the shocked bartender with unshed tears around my eyes. I've already lost care if

People are watching you right now." Francis opened his mouth for the first

I've already made up my

going?" He asked and stood up

until I got to the entrance and made

reached the WIA-Com

my back when the driver called my attention. I immediately looked out of the window to check if we were already in front of the building and I couldn't help letting out a deep sigh when I saw the huge and tall building right in front of my

hundred dollars from my wallet and gave

change," I said as I placed the dollar in his hand before he could even open