Just One Night

26. Burning down, ashes fly!

Daniel Coaster

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Do you believe in love?

An idea of having all you ever wanted in it? The ideas they show in movies and books of utter happiness and peace. Thoughts?

Well, it can be deceiving.

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Headlines everywhere. People whisper behind me. Wherever I go I am bringing people together. Obviously, into talking about me and my breakthrough.

Daniel Coaster breaks it off dirty. Again.

Dirty and again has a rhythm to it. But this news is only receiving my judgments. They have not been more interested in the wedding bells than the breakup. Everybody loves destruction.

"I heard she fucked his friend. Again." I hear a woman whisper but transit at the last emphasis with amusement.

"Why is everyone blaming her? Because she is a woman? Guess what he is a whore. Must have messed up. " I hear someone else.

"Oh, he must be sad."

"Maybe I should take my chances. "

"Blah. Blah. Blah. "

"Fucking Blahhhhhhhhh."

Redundant.

I ignore them all. I have lost my amusement. It's been half a day since the news has travelled to people. And I hope it must have reached to ones I am equally anxious and unsure if they should know. For instance, my parents have not tried to make any contact with me whatsoever with the snide I await yet to come.

And with her. Sarah Cole.

I can't stop thinking about her. In the middle of a billion-dollar breakup, I can only imagine her happy face. Will she come to my open arms? I am yet to find it. But that has to wait. First off, I am not in a position to jump right up to the next level, and also the breakup thing still needs all of the attention to put the pin to it. You can never tell. After all, Alicia and I came back together on a family accord.

"Beer."

I look up at Parker's shining face. He is unimaginably too proud of me. He says I got the guts now. But he doesn't know the strong and rugged beating of my heart and the possibility of things going the wrong way. People say I can't live without money and I kind of believe them. And the sadness on Sarah's face still burns me. But I am optimistic now. I don't want anyone who doesn't want to be in my life. If she believes I had thoughts of using her, so be it. I will just do what she said she would - let fate decide. Until then I will be the happy Daniel Coaster I had been except without the money.

"Much needed."

"Don't worry. You will make it fine. " Parker pats my back and sits beside me. The game is on the screen and I don't give a two fuck about it. I am too scared. I scoff at his words.

"You will learn, Dan. You will learn. That it's not hard to live with fear because freedom is more exciting. " He smiles and chugs his beer in one rough go.

"Yeah?"

"Yes. "

"You think it's not money and women that move me?" I ask after having my beer. Sarah hasn't said that but she believed it. I could tell at least that.

"Not sure about women but money, yeah, you aren't about money. You just are living up to the expectations of your mother, father, and, no offence, jealousy of your brother. I think you let it all off now. "