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."

told you? She wanted to

accompany her. Your parents are in Hawaii and

talked about it just this morning and she informed me you're here in the Philippines too, but I

having the same wide smile

help but utter seeing the excitement

"Yes, I am."

I mean, why do you

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

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

with that?"

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

I opened the door to my apartment. Luke was

dad's apartment?" but she

to my room first?" Luke asked her and

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. "Well, that's

I couldn't

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

Patrick exclaimed having the widest

minutes of discussion about us being neighbors, I

ran and

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

here, I think I don't want to go

Luke and

kidding,"