One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 131: The Anger Was Gone

~~~I'd like to live out all my dreams and if I could, yes if I could. The nicest one would be with you and you'd be here with me, don't you ever get lonely. You're a part of me that I can't live without. You're a part of me that dreams are all about. But you can't hold on to something that you've never had before. Love waits for the wind to bring you back again and take you away~~~

-Anne Murray-

I sighed. I know I can't escape Dana's claws. She's a psychologist and I know whether I tell her the truth or not, she still has her own way of squeezing the truth out of me anyway.

"Fine," I sighed again with my lower lip between my teeth.

"What? Who is he? What is your connection with him?"

"He's Luke, Luke Marcuz Williams, my ex-husband."

And that left her open-mouthed for a few seconds. I held my breath for I don't know how long waiting for her reaction, but to my surprise, I didn't get I was expecting in my head. Instead, it's the opposite happened. "Oh, my God, Sam! Are you serious, he's your ex-husband?"

I frowned as I hinted a sound of excitement in her voice.

"Yes, he's my ex-husband, the one I've been telling you and the father of my daughter---" but I was interrupted when suddenly she laughed out loud in front of me. "Dana!

"I'm sorry, I just can't believe it. Oh, my gosh, he is so--- the heck! He is so handsome, Sam! Your ex-husband is like a Greek God sent from above!" She then squealed in excitement.

"Holy crap!" I murmured, my eyes couldn't believe what I was seeing at that moment.

Take note---she's already engaged, for heaven's sake!

"Dana, do you know what the word 'ex' means? Ex- is a word-forming element, which in English simply means 'former'... someone who is no longer in your life. An old flame, ex-partner, ex-husband."

"Yeah, I know that girl, but I didn't say anything. I just said 'your ex-husband is so handsome' that's all. Why do you seem so defensive, duh?" She rolled her eyes while still laughing. "Haha... that's so funny!" I playfully narrowed my eyes on her.

"I know, right." She shrugged, still having the evil grin on her lips. "Anyway, do you think by now Caleb already knew that you were his friend's ex-wife?"

and Caleb have the same personality. You always get what you want, so for sure

as her eyes widened and I didn't know

you've mentioned his name... again." She gave emphasis on the last word

name?" I asked but she

let's go back to

she stood up, so I quickly grabbed

"Hey, Dana---"

of things to ask your 'ex-husband". She winked

what for, I mean, what are the things that you have to ask him? I told you he's now my ex-husband." I

sweetie, when I said I have a lot of things to ask your ex-husband, I meant business and not about you and his past relationship. Tsk.tsk.tsk," she said smirking that made

crazy with this

to the door, but then she stopped before opening it and turned to me with a wicked grin. "By the way, masyado kang apektado, girl. Tsk.tsk.tsk... at

Dana!" I screamed but she hadn't heard it as she already

something to ask you

what Dana had said. We were back

were

stared at me and I don't know why it felt so

would be, but still, I waited for her

you already

face scrunched

in Luke's direction by

bit my

but I don't know why it still surprised me. Maybe because I found myself face to face with my ex-husband again

in Luke's direction and asked myself silently, have I already moved on? Well, based on what I felt the moment our eyes met earlier, I noticed that something has changed. The anger was gone. The pain he had caused me a few years ago and even the weight on my chest that I was carrying for so long was gone. Yes, some memories have remained, but that's just an indication that we have and have had a relationship before and that we somehow became

the person I am now. I wouldn't be who and what I am today if all of those painful

the way. I can now greet him 'hi, hello'

to answer Dana's question if I already moved

already moved on." I nodded with a slight smile on my lips as I still stared at my