One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 115: The atmosphere filled with tension

~~~Don't leave me in all this pain. Don't leave me out in the rain. Come back and bring back my life. Come and take these tears away. I need your arms to hold me now. The nights are so unkind. Bring back those nights that I held you beside me. Take back the sad word goodbye. Bring back the joy to my life. Un-break my heart, say you'll love me again~~~

-Toni Braxton-

"Why do you ask? I'm going to buy some fruits and something to eat for the patient." I replied, not minding that he's still holding my arm.

"Let me go with you." And he stood up.

"Huh? Y-You don't have to come with me, I can walk and buy on my own. I'm no longer a kid and--- you can now take your hand off me." I looked at his hand that was comfortably holding my arm.

"Oops!" He chuckled. "Yup, I know you're no longer a kid, but FYI, I'm not going with you to escort you." I raised an eyebrow, waiting for his next words. "I'm starving, so I also need to find the nearest restaurant to eat." And the smile playing on his lips turned into a smirk. "Tss! Whatever!" I said rolling my eyes before leaving him laughing in his spot.

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SAM's POV:

"Agh!"

I tried to open my eyes but was immediately dazzled by the light that I don't know where it was coming from, either from the sun because my mother opened the curtains again which she always does every morning or she just turned on the lights in my room... or maybe she did both. She simultaneously turned on the lights and the curtains of the glass door to the terrace.

"Mom, leave the curtains closed please..." I mumbled softly, trying to ignore the lights peeking through my eyelids.

"Sam..."

But I frowned when I heard the voice of my brother and my best friend at the same time.

"Oh, thank God, you're awake now!" Jack's smiling face was the first to appear in front of me and next to her was my brother and if I wasn't just confused about the surprised expression on their face, I would have asked them why they were both standing next to my bed at early in the morning.

I was about to ask them about their worried faces when Luke suddenly appeared in my room having the same expression.

"Sam,"

-'What the hell....'-

feeling?" I turned to Jack when she spoke. Deep in my head, I wondered if that question belonged to me, but when our eyes

here? What are you doing here?" I ignored her question as I could no longer

She and Dale shared glances before turning

eyes started wandering around the room and there

looking down at my legs. The dress I was wearing. The IV was inserted into my left hand. The oxygen tank. The casts that covered one of my feet and that was

waiting for the cab and because I wasn't in myself at that moment, I didn't notice that the traffic

now." Dale patted me on the

I've been...?" I stopped as I found it hard to continue the question in my head. "How long have you been here? Is that what you wanted to ask?" Jack finished what I was supposed to ask and I nodded.

interrupted when I realized the casts covered my

started to panic but everyone was there

therapies and it will be

the room earlier. Our eyes met and even

doctor

be called lucky that after being hit by

can I talk to you?" I turned to Luke who's now standing at

for so long, do you think I will

shocked by the bitterness entwined in my voice that made even my brother

I already accepted that it was all my fault and that I was really the only one to blame when all this time you

We can't turn back the past nor what happened

hand. I tried to take them away but he just tightened his hold. "I know I messed up everything but please, please don't close your

do everything just for you

I've had enough of your lies and

love me and you haven't forgotten

to continue what I was about to say

the Someone standing in

doorway. But then my eyes widened when I recognized that it was none other than

everyone turned

he uttered. His eyes filled with