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.

***

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---"

who recommended that room to me, so how would I suppose to believe 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 calm myself and formed my fists under the table. "I didn't know one of my co-workers installed a hidden camera right after I checked the

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

when I got home, I found him watching something weird on his laptop 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

he nodded, lowering his head. "I saw what

breath again. It's so embarrassing to talk about that damn video, but

do to that footage, I mean, to that fucking video? Did he... did he..." I couldn't even

surprise, he nodded and that suddenly took all my strength

to upload the video, but when he recognized who the man was, he used it to blackmailed him and demanded a huge amount of

mean to say your friend recognized Luke Williams from the

nodded. "I've already warned him what might happen 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 the flash

"Why? What happened?"

to destroy the video and burn the flashdrive and I did. I 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 Williams filed a case against him. He was only found four years ago and

suddenly knitted in

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

I remember he told me that you got married

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

out you two got married because we bumped into each other maybe four or

table. I looked

knew about

that happened!

a

a

he pretended as if he didn't know anything! He

my eyes. I've already lost

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

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

and stood up from his seat to

him and kept going until I got to the entrance and

reached the WIA-Com

if we were already in front of the

from my wallet and gave it to

as I placed the dollar in his hand before he could even open his