Damned Hearts #Wattys2016

Damned Hearts 30

Happy new year, lovely creatures!

A/N : I've written a lot of profanity in this chapter. Pasensya na po in advance. Lasing po ang writer habang sinusulat din ito. Charot! Labyu, pipol.

30

The younger Cassiedy have understood so well what falling in love is.

It's the same manner as falling off from the roofdeck of a tall building. The rush, the euphoric feeling, that even the immaterial part of you feels so alive.

While falling, your conscious self screams for you to stop, to save yourself, to find any way out before hitting the ground. It's like giving the earth the license to hurt you. But even though you want to get away from it, no matter how much you want to escape, you just can't.

Handang-handa ako noon para masaktan. Binigyan ko ng kapasidad ang mundo na saktan ako, ng paulit-ulit. Dahil tinanggap kong ganoon ang pagmamahal. That love was something like that. The more it hurts, the more it's real.

But the older Cassiedy will definitely rant about the concept of falling.

Why would you want to fall off from a building when a safety net is not waiting for you down under? Why would you want to break your bones... your heart? Why would you want to fall when you know exactly that the unfriendly earth will hurt you?

Kung mahuhulog ka, kailangan siguradong may sasalo sa'yo. Kung hahayaan mo ang sarili mong mahulog, dapat ay alam na alam mo kung saan ka babagsak.

"Cheers!" Mike and Dave said in unison.

"Cheers!" ulit naming tatlo nina Beth at Cleo.

We giggled and then all sipped from the mixed Bacardi and cola. Some of our employees were scattered at the tables.

Narito kami ngayon sa Concoctions. A live acoustic band is playing a popular song about a heartbreak. Halos ayaw kong pakinggan. I am fucking bitter, I know.

But whatever, isasawalang bahala ko ang naririnig na kanta mula sa mini stage dahil gusto kong mag-celebrate ngayong gabi. I don't want to ruin the night of our team. Masaya ang lahat ng empleyado ko ngayon.

"Another bottle of JD and Bacardi Gold, please. Dave, order ka pa. Check mo ibang tables ng employees if they still have bottles..." I turned to Dave.

Tumaas ang kanyang kilay.

"You really plan to have us wasted tonight? Are you sure, Sid?" Dave giggled.

"Oh you, shut it, Davey... She wants us drunk tonight, then so be it!" Beth screamed.

Tumawa kaming lahat. I nodded at Dave and he immediately stood up and walked himself to the bar counter. Ang kalahating parte ng Concoctions ay tila okupado ng Ignite Team. While the left wing is filled with highlanders and other tourists.

"I was too hyped when SceneZone featured Ignite for our wedding events. Really... Really unexpected. I thought Trazo Team is ahead of us. Nauna pa tayo!" Beth again.

"Well... Our team is the best! The best din kasi ang CEO..." Mike on the left chair chuckled.

"Ohhh! CEO! Big word! Sigurado akong magdidilang-anghel itong si Mike. Magiging napakalaking kumpanya ng Ignite sa future!" Cleo is fucking tipsy now. I should know.

Napailing ako at uminom muli sa aking baso. Nang mainom ko ang mix ay bumaling ako sa kanila ng nakangiti.

"It's because of us. The whole team proved we are capable of it. Ang galing ng bawat isa sa atin and when our abilities come together as one, we turn out to be the best... Kampay!" aya ko na agad nilang tinugunan.