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---"

I whispered-yelled as I don't want to catch everyone's attention. I tried to calm myself and formed my fists under the table. "I didn't

worst-case scenarios started to dance in my head. "W-What happened after that? How did you catch him, I mean, how did you know it was

and I was shocked when I saw it was a video, a sex video to be exact and it was you and that man you told me to put a sleeping pill on his drink---"

he nodded, lowering his head. "I saw what

my breath again. It's so embarrassing to

he do to that footage, I mean, to that fucking video? Did he... did he..." I

and that suddenly took all my strength that

man was, he used it to

say your friend

listen to me. He carried out his plan, but it surprised him when he got

"Why? What happened?"

at me. "But he escaped. He escaped when Mr Williams filed a case against him. He was only found four

suddenly knitted

did you say? Did you just mention the word husband?" I asked

he your husband? I remember he told me that you got

it all this time?" I asked

you

over the table. I looked at him with fierce eyes as if I wanted to tear off all the parts of his

about

happened! He

truth a week

a

didn't know anything! He blamed me and loathed

my eyes. I've already lost care if all the people stared at me and wondered if I was some kind of a bipolar or

down. People are watching you right now."

me. I've already made up my mind. I should talk to

you going?" He asked and stood

I got to the entrance and made my way towards the street. END

reached the

window to check if we were already in front of the building and I couldn't help letting out a

dollars from my wallet

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