A Second Chance 114
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Chapterย 114ย  Whenย Howardย heardย this,ย heย lookedย bothย surprisedย andย aย littleย anxious Heย furrowedย hisย brows,ย glaringย atย Cedric.ย Hisย throatย rumbledย asย heย wantedย toย sayย something,ย makingย Cedricย feelย aย littleย awkward. โ€œAlright,โ€ย Yvetteย said,ย holdingย himย backย andย pattingย hisย hand.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย worry,ย Cedricย gotย Mirandaโ€™sย approval,ย soย everythingโ€™s fine Sheย turnedย toย Cedricย andย smiled.ย โ€œHowardโ€™sย justย beingย aย bigย brother.ย Heย thinksย ofย Siennaย likeย aย sister,ย andย nowย thatย sheโ€™s gotย aย boyfriend,ย ofย courseย heโ€™sย concerned.ย Heย doesnโ€™tย meanย anythingย byย it.โ€ โ€œYeahโ€ย Cedricย nodded,ย smiling.ย โ€œIย understand.โ€ Heย thenย lookedย atย Howardย โ€œDonโ€™tย worry.ย Howard,ย Iโ€™mย seriousย aboutย Sienna.ย Illย takeย goodย careย ofย her.โ€ Howardย fellย silent,ย but hisย browsย stayedย furrowed,ย notย entirelyย relaxed. Afterย leavingย theย hospitalย room,ย Yvetteย walkedย themย toย theย doorย Iย stillย needย toย takeย careย ofย Howard,ย soย Iย wonโ€™tย beย ableย toย seeย โ€˜youย off.ย Thanksย forย comingย toย visitย hunโ€ โ€œNoย problemโ€ย Cedricย asked.ย โ€œGoย aheadย andย takeย careย ofย him.ย Siennaย andย Iย willย headย outย now.โ€ โ€œAlrightโ€ย Yvetteย nodded. Onceย theย doorย closed,ย Siennaย didnโ€™tย sayย aย word. โ€œSiennaโ€œโ€ย Cedricย wavedย hisย handย inย frontย ofย herย face.ย โ€œWhatย areย youย thinkingย about?ย Youย lookย likeย youโ€™reย inย aย daze.โ€ย  โ€œNo,ย nothing.ย Siennaย snappedย outย ofย herย thoughts,ย shakingย herย head. Sheย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย feelย thatย somethingย wasย offย withย Yvetteย andย Howard. Itย seemedย likeย thereย wasย somethingย betweenย them Butย what?ย Neverย mind,ย though.ย Howardย isย awake,ย soย whateverย itย is,ย Iย trustย heโ€™dย takeย careย ofย it.ย Asย forย theย truthย aboutย whatย happenedย allย thoseย yearsย ago,ย weย wouldย onlyย findย outย onceย Howardย isย better,ย sheย wondered. โ€œWeย shouldย go,โ€ย sheย said. โ€œOkayโ€ย Cedricย nodded. Cedricย droveย Siennaย backย toย 12thย Avenue.ย Theyย gotย stuckย inย someย trafficย whenย passingย throughย theย commercial street. Theย carย stoppedย atย anย intersection,ย andย Siennaย leanedย againstย theย window,ย sniffingย theย air.ย โ€œThatย smellsย soย good Cedric,ย noticingย herย expression,ย smiled.ย โ€œWhatย doย youย smell?โ€ Theย windowsย wereย closed,ย soย thereย wasย noย wayย theย smellย shouldย beย gettingย inside. โ€œRightย there.ย Siennaย pointedย toย aย spotย justย upย theย road.ย โ€œThereโ€™sย aย shopย sellingย handmadeย chocolate.ย Thatย scentย hasย beenย -stuckย inย myย head.โ€ โ€œLetย meย takeย aย look,ย Cedricย leanedย hisย headย outย theย window,ย thenย smiled.ย โ€œHoldย on.โ€ Theย lightย turnedย green,ย andย heย startedย toย drive.ย Butย insteadย ofย gingย straight,ย heย slowlyย pulledย overย byย theย handmadeย chocolateย shop. 2048ย  Chapterย 114 โ€œWhatย areย youย doing?ย sienย asked,ย watchingย himย unbuckleย hisย seatbelt. Cedricย raisedย anย eyebrow.ย โ€œBuyingย someย handmadeย chocolate. Withย that,ย heย gotย outย ofย theย car. โ€œHey,โ€ย Siennaย hesitatedย forย aย momentย beforeย gettingย outย andย followingย him. Thereย wasย aย lineย inย frontย ofย theย shop,ย andย Cedricย stondย atย theย back,ย wavingย toย Siennaย asย sheย approached. โ€œJustย wait,ย weโ€™llย haveย someย inย aย minute.โ€ย Heย smiled. โ€œHeyโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย smile.ย Sheโ€™dย justย mentionedย it,ย aberย all. 62% Inย theย crowd,ย Cedricโ€™sย tallย figureย stoodย out,ย andย Siennaย started countingย onย herย fingers.ย โ€œThereย areย sixย peopleย inย frontย ofย him,ย nowย fiveโ€ฆ She couldnโ€™tย helpย butย thinkย aboutย howย Joyceย lovedย chocolateย too.ย Butย sinceย itย wasย hardย forย herย toย digest,ย Siennaย onlyย allowedย herย toย haveย twoย piecesย atย aย time. Sheย missedย Joyceย soย much.ย Evenย thoughย theyย videoโ€“calledย everyย coupleย ofย days,ย Siennaย couldnโ€™tย waitย forย herย surgeryย toย beย overย soย theyย couldย finallyย reunite. Lostย inย herย thoughts,ย sheย realizedย theyย hadย reachedย Cedricโ€™sย turn โ€œIโ€™llย haveย aย milkย chocolateย one,โ€ย heย said. โ€œSure,โ€ย theย cashierย saidย withย aย smile.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย lucky,ย thatโ€™sย theย lastย oneย ofย theย milkย chocolate.โ€ โ€œWaitโ€ฆย Thatโ€™sย theย lastย one?โ€ย Aย girlย peekedย overย Cedricโ€™sย shoulderย andย theย shopkeeperย nodded,ย repeating,ย โ€œYes,ย thatโ€™sย theย lastย one.ย Thisย gentlemanย justย boughtย it.โ€ โ€œHey,ย handsome.โ€ย Asย soonย asย theย girlย sawย itย wasย aย man,ย sheย claspedย herย handsย togetherย andย pleaded.ย โ€œIย really,ย reallyย wantย thatย milkย chocolate.ย Couldย youย maybeย letย meย haveย it?โ€ Ifย itย wereย anyoneย else,ย Cedricย wouldย haveย beenย happyย toย showย someย gentlemanlyย spiritย butย notย thisย time. Heย shookย hisย headย apologetically.ย โ€œSorry,ย Iย canโ€™tย doย that.โ€ โ€œWhat?โ€ย Theย girlย wasย takenย abackย byย theย refusal.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย aย grownย man,ย soย whyย notย justย giveย itย up?ย Areย youย reallyย thatย petty?โ€ย Cedricย justย smiledย andย didnโ€™tย argue.ย โ€œSorry.โ€ โ€œHowย aboutย this?โ€ย Theย girlย grittedย herย teeth.ย โ€œTllย giveย youย anย extraย 2ย dollarsย ifย youย letย meย haveย it.ย Whatย doย youย say?โ€ย Cedricย shookย hisย headย again.ย โ€œSorry,ย itโ€™sย notย aboutย theย moneyโ€ Heย glancedย atย Sienna,ย whoย wasย standingย aย fewย stepsย away.ย โ€œIโ€™mย reallyย sorry,ย butย youโ€™llย haveย toย waitย forย theย nextย batch?ย โ€œSir,ย hereย youย go.โ€ย Theย shopkeeperย handedย himย aย paperย bag,ย andย Cedricย quicklyย tookย it,ย noddingย atย theย angryย girl. โ€œSorryย again,โ€ย heย smiled. Heย thenย walkedย straightย overย toย Sienna. โ€œHereย youย go.โ€ย Cedricย presentedย theย milkย chocolateย likeย itย was aย measure.ย โ€œTheย shopkeeperย saidย thisย flavorย isย theย best.ย Itโ€™sย theย lastย one,ย soย youย shouldย tryย it Heย unwrappedย theย chocolateย andย tookย aย bite.ย โ€œOuch.โ€ย Theย wrapperย scratchedย hisย hand,ย andย Cedricย quicklyย pulledย hisย hand 2/3 Mon, Chapterย 114 back,ย nervouslyย tugging atย hisย earlobe,ย givingย aย sheepishย smile.ย sย reallyย good,ย though.โ€ Carefully,ย heย tookย anotherย piece,ย unwrappedย it,ย andย broughtย itย toย Siennaโ€™sย mouth.ย โ€œHere,ย openย upโ€ โ€œOkay.โ€ย Siennaย loweredย herย head,ย openingย herย mouthย toย tasteย it. โ€œSo,ย howย isย it?โ€ย Cedricย asked,ย eager. โ€œYes!โ€ย Siennaย puffedย herย cheeksย andย gaveย aย thumbsโ€“up,ย โ€œItโ€™sย reallyย good. โ€œGreat,ย letย meย peelย anotherย forย you,โ€ย heย continued. Siennaย stayedย quiet. Sheย hadย seenย everythingย howย theย girlย hadย beggedย Cedric,ย andย howย heย hadnโ€™tย givenย in. Sheย bitย herย lipย andย asked,ย โ€œWhyย didnโ€™tย youย letย theย girlย haveย it?ย Arenโ€™tย youย afraidย sheย mightย blameย you?โ€ Cedricย thoughtย forย aย secondย beforeย breakingย intoย aย smallย laughย doย feelย badย forย her,ย butย Iย boughtย itย forย you.ย Noย wayย Iโ€™mย givingย itย upย toย aย stranger.โ€ย  Siennaย blinked,ย herย eyesย growingย misty.ย Forย theย firstย time,ย someoneย hadย putย herย first. โ€œWhatโ€™sย wrong?โ€ย Cedricย noticedย herย eyesย wereย redย asย ifย sheย wasย aboutย toย cry.ย โ€œDidย youย chokeย onย it?โ€ Heย rememberedย chocolateย couldย beย hardย toย swallowย sometimes โ€œDoย youย needย someย water?ย Cedricย panicked,ย โ€œIย haveย someย inย theย car.ย Iโ€™llย goย getย itย forย you.โ€ Heย tookย aย stepย forward,ย thenย stopped,ย realizingย somethingย wasย ofย โ€œSienna,ย comeย withย me.ย Itโ€™llย beย quicker. Siennaย smiledย throughย herย tears.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย worryย Iโ€™mย fine.ย Iย didnโ€™tย choke.โ€ โ€œAreย youย sure?โ€ย Cedricย lookedย atย herย closely.ย Herย eyesย wereย red,ย though.ย โ€œThenย whatโ€™sย wrong?โ€ Siennaย tookย aย biteย ofย chocolate.ย โ€œBecauseย theย chocolateย isย reallyย good.โ€ โ€œHuh?โ€ย Cedricย blinked,ย confused,ย butย whenย heย sawย Siennaโ€™sย brightย smile,ย heย relaxed. Heย probablyย understoodย whyย now.ย โ€œSienna,ย thereย areย peopleย who careย aboutย you.ย Iย donโ€™tย knowย ifย Iโ€™mย theย first,ย butย Iโ€™mย sureย Iย wonโ€™tย beย theย last.โ€ Atย thatย moment,ย Siennaโ€™sย heartย ached,ย andย sheย almostย couldnโ€™tย holdย backย herย tears. Sheย tookย aย deepย breath,ย forcedย aย smile,ย andย nodded.ย โ€œYeah,ย Iย believeย you.โ€ Noย matterย whatย happenedย inย theย future,ย noย matterย ifย anyoneย elseย caredย forย her,ย sheย wouldย neverย forgetย thisย moment. Andย then,ย justย aย fewย daysย later,ย somethingย happened. ย 


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