One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 140: Friends

~~~Please hear me out my friend, I've something to say that's from within. It's our last memory. Try to think back I'll help you see. All of those nights we shared, all of those days you were there. If I could turn back the time I would have never let you go and you would still

be mine. I just wanna love you forevermore and I wanna hold you just like before~~~

"Well, thanks then," he smiled and we just found ourselves staring and smiling at each other.

"You are still single, right?"

"Huh?" I didn't expect to hear that question. "Y-Yeah," I replied confused but then I nodded. "Hmm... so am I," his eyes lit up and I bit my lip to stifle the smile that wanted to curl up from them. "Why do you ask?"

"Nah, I just want to be your friend." he shrugged. "If it's okay with you and if you allow me to."

And in what he said, I suddenly remembered what Dana had told me the other day, so I couldn't help the slight chuckle that escaped my lips. Then I silently asked myself... 'am I now ready to become his friend or am I now ready to accept him as my friend? And the answer is...

"Why not? The past is long gone and over so I can't see anything wrong with the idea." I smiled at him which he reciprocated with a wider smile.

"So, friends?"

"Hmm... friends," I nodded, accepting his hand.

"Cali will be surprised--- oh, speaking of Cali, do you know that she'll be flying to the Philippines tonight?"

"Ohh... yeah, she called me this morning." I nodded. "When did she tell you about her flight?"

"Well, she called me last night and said she wanted to visit me here."

"That's what she told

Patrick to accompany her. Your parents

me you're here in the Philippines too, but I didn't tell her we've already met and----I didn't

her." He shrugged, having the same wide smile

couldn't help but utter seeing the excitement in

"Yes, I am."

I mean, why do

normally as if we had done this in

he insisted that it would be convenient to use one car as we are just going to the same place, so we ended up using his car. "Whoa! Why haven't I been informed of this? You're neighbors, seriously?" That was Patrick's epic reaction when we told him that Luke and

deal with that?"

hard, bro!" He complained but I turned my attention to my daughter who kept staring at me since on our way home.

now, baby?" I asked her as I opened the door to my apartment. Luke

dad's apartment?" but she asked

do you want to go to my room

miss the smile that curled up slightly at the corner of her lips. "So you really are neighbors," she paused just to look at me and her father. "Well, that's good and I like the idea! I mean, very much

I couldn't

convenient for me. You know, to visit both of you as I will just have to knock on the next

having the widest

about us being neighbors, I

immediately ran and threw herself

might fall, baby!" I felt my heart also jump out of my chest seeing her

it here, I think I don't

about your studies?" Luke and I turned to her

kidding,"