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."

frowned. "That's what she told you? She wanted

asked my assistant Patrick to accompany her. Your parents are in

you're here in the Philippines too, but

shrugged, having the

seem happy," I couldn't help but utter seeing the excitement in his

"Yes, I am."

I mean, why

now, and second because I never thought we would ever sit at the same table again and talk normally as if we had done this in the past." My mouth opened slightly. I guess he's right. We've never had this kind of opportunity before. A smile spread across my lips as I continued to shove the delicious pasta

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

the big deal with that?" Luke punched

That was hard, bro!" He complained but I turned my attention to my daughter who kept staring at me since on our way home. I know she was surprised by the idea but until now she

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

is dad's apartment?"

room

first." She nodded, but then I didn't miss the smile that curled up slightly at the corner of her lips. "So you really are neighbors," she paused

do you mean?" I couldn't help but

of you as I will just have

having the widest grin on his

us being neighbors, I invited

Cali immediately ran and

baby!" I felt my heart also jump out of

here, I think I don't want to go back to Los

studies?" Luke and I turned

kidding," she