Sudden Change

Chapter 10

Shayne POV

Everything is wrong,
It's all my fault.
I wasn't there when she needed me.
If only I could turn back the tim---

"B-bro, you okay?" Damien greeted when I enter his house.
"You look like you carrying the whole world. Sad and tired at the same time. Did you even sleep?"

I just look at him directly in his eyes, he raise his eyebrow.

"Do you need anythin--"

"Is your wife here?"

"Nope, I just drive her an hour ago to h---"

"Great, punch me."

"Woah, woah, woah. What happened?"

"Just punch me."

I was determined.

He sighed.

"Okay" he stand up and warming up his arm. "You ask for it. Here it goes." Before his fist made contact with my stomach. "But first tell me what happened, so I have reason to punch you." He looks on his wrist watch. "Still early, but I think we need a drink for this conversation, I got a plenty of can beer and couple bottle of alcohol, what do you want?"

I sighed before I sat on his couch.

"Beer will do."

"Okay, I'll just call Kimmy to let her know what I'm doing, I don't want to get trouble later."

I nod and smile at him.

I'm just looking on Damien's back while he walk towards the kitchen, holding a phone on his ear.

Damien is a nice guy.
He is the example of ideal man.
He keeps everything balance.

He's the type of guy who can lead the way to find a light at the darkest tunnel.
Someone that you can rely on.
A nice friend,
A  great husband to his wife.
And a guy who soon will be one of the best father.

"We haven't started, and yet you're spacing out already." He opened the can and hand it to me.

"Thanks."

He opened his and sat beside me.

"So tell me what happened."

I take a sip and stare at the can on my hand.

"Well, Courtney and I had a talk last night..." I look at him and he had this expression that shows that he wanted me to go on.
".. and I realized how.. damn I am."

"What did you talked about?"

I told him everything Courtney and I talked about.
He let me finished first before he ask.

"What are you going to do now?"

Yeah, what are you going to do now Shayne?

*Sigh*.

"Honestly.. I don't know. I mean, if she doesn---"

"Oh, come on, don't give me that crap again. We already talk about that. And you already made a promise to her right? Show her that you never intend to break all the promise you made together. Bro, there are things that we can't control to happen."

"Maybe, I shouldn't have made a promise to her. I won't be able to fulfill it anyway. Even how hard I try, I have this feeling, in the end, it's not enough, I'll just break my promises."

I heard him sigh.

"Stand up." He said as he stand.

He's facing me, and as soon I'm on my feet, I fell back on the couch because of the impact of his fist as it made contact on my stomach.