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 you? She wanted to

my assistant Patrick to accompany her. Your parents

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

let's surprise her." He shrugged, having the same wide smile

help but utter seeing the excitement

"Yes, I am."

I mean, why do you

hours from 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

pick up Cali and Patrick when they arrived at the airport. I was going to use my car but 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

with that?" Luke punched

since on our way home. I

as I opened the door to my

apartment?" but she asked

Why, do you want to go to my room first?" Luke asked her and was

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 just to look at me and her father.

mean?" I couldn't help

that you two are neighbors because it would be so convenient for me. You know, to visit both of you as I will just have to knock on the next door whenever I want to see and talk to dad."

has a point!" Patrick exclaimed having the widest grin

a few minutes of discussion about us being neighbors, I invited

Cali immediately ran and threw herself on the

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

think I don't want to go back to

Luke and I

just kidding," she