Epic Failure Mga Nobela at Kwento

“Vhance. Napatawag ka.” [“Cousin-in-law, nasaan ka?”] Mukhang pagod at nagpa-panic ang boses nito. “Nasa bahay, papasok na sana.” [“Cousin-in-law. I have a problem. Pasensiya ka na, wala akong ibang mapagsabihan.”] “Ano ‘yun?” [“I fail. The company failed. I will go bankrupt.”] “Ha? Ano’ng nangyari?”

Nanatili siyang nakayakap sa akin at mas lalo pa ‘yong hinigpitan na para bang ayaw niyang kumawala dahil ayaw niyang makita ko ang reaksyon niya ngayon habang sinasabi iyon. “She had a rare case of disease that we failed to notice until she just collapsed and later on... died,” he explains. “I was there when it happened. I was busy studying because I wanted to prove to my father that I can be successful even if I take another path. I was busy studying medicine and yet I failed to notice that my sister has been sick for years already. Until she just... died. The moment we found out about it, was also the time exact same time her life support failed to give her more.” Mas lalong humigpit ang

Natatawang saad naman ni Haze sa akin. "Bakit naman hindi nila matanggap?" Nagtatakang lumapit ako sa kanila at may nakita ako sa center table na laptop. May ganoon si mama at tinuruan din niya akong gumamit ng ganoon. "Eh kasi, mapride itong mga epic. Karamihan sa epic ay matataas ang tingin sa mga sarili dahil kasunod kami ng legendary. Kaya hayun, hindi nila matanggap na isang common ang nanalo. Mga bitter ang mga higad. Lalo na si Elena na hindi maipinta ang mukha." Tawang tawa na sagot ni Haze sa akin.

He stopped for a moment, composing himself before telling the real truth, those days when he left me hanging at the end of the day. “Things happened unexpectedly. Our company was in big devastation when the ownership started having a conflict. Hindi naging madali sa akin simula noong tinanggap ko ang pagiging tagapagmana ng negosyo namin. Hinalikan agad ako ng kamalasan. I was too dumb to decide to negotiate with a company which I do not know that I just invited an evil eye. Our meetings became fights and allies became terrorists. Alam kong wala naman akong kasalanan doon dahil hindi ko inisip na mangyayari iyon ngunit naiisip ko madalas, palpak talaga akong tao. I’m a failure.”

sagot ni Gabriel. And I had to look away, kasi baka mapaiyak ako sa harap ng lahat. “Today,” sabi ko sa speech, “we stand not as perfect people, but as proof that failure isn’t the end. Sometimes, it’s the foundation.” Tumunog ang palakpakan, pero ako lang ang nakatingin sa kanya — sa lalaking minsang naging dahilan ng sakit, at ngayon, dahilan ng lahat ng pag-asa.

dagdag nito at napakamot sa kaniyang batok. At some point‚ it hit hard as fvck. Parang nabunutan ng tinik ang buhay ko from being blinded by my earthly desires‚ that I do things with just a snap... without trying kasi I know that I'm afraid of failing— that failure represents weakness so I only use money to work things out. I never felt this stupid before‚ but at least I’ve learned something valuable. “Naintindihan ko and thank you so much!” masayang sabi ko at niyakap siya.

Hinaplos ko siya sa likod, sa ibabaw ng balikat, sa triceps, biceps at kumapit ako sa braso niya. Pumipisil ang mga kamay ko, umaangkin na para bang siya ang pinakamagandang regalo na para sa akin na ngayon ko lang binuksan. Iniiwasan ko talaga noon pa dahil alam na alam ko ang laman: My biggest failure. My own destruction. My personal Pandora’s Box. Si Craig.

Hindi pa. “But… sir, we failed. Please… don’t ruin the organization because of this failure,” I said with a sad tone. Ace’s father clapped his hands twice which made us stunned. “Even the rock you step on will fall, you must jump and go on.” He’s right. We should go on. Even though the organization will fall, I must go on. We must go on.

Failure And Success Failures are my biggest success. That's what Lia got in her failure decision. Hinubog siya ng pagkakamaling nagawa niya noon. Because of that failure, she learned more about life. Nahanap niya ang totoong kaligayahan sa buhay niya. Because of that mistake she had made, she lives her life to the fullest. Namuhay siya na mas kinaya niya ang lahat ng pagsubok na dumaan sa buhay niya.

Pero hindi ako gano'n kahayok lalo na't sumusunod rin naman ako sa mga uto. Ayaw kong maging failure ang unang misyon namin na 'to na matagal na naming pinaghandaan. This is our first biggest mission in our circle and if we fail, that's another story to tell. I don't want to disappoint anyone in the group especially the mafia boss and Virgil who did everything to make us grow stronger and braver. They were the reason why I always wanted to become skillful as they made me realize that I still have a life to live. I still have a reason to survive.