Risking Is Better Than Regretting Novels & Stories

Nagawa ko ring magdesisyon para sa sarili ko. I don't really want to take the risk dahil natatakot ako sa maaaring kalabasan nito bandang huli. But I don't also want to avoid the risk dahil ayaw kong pagsisihan ang lahat sa bandang huli. Funny right? It's so hard to decide kung saang daan ako tutungo. But every decision have bad and good effects. Now I'd decided to fight all those risk because I'm not really sure what's waiting on me in the end.

"You’re brave, but this isn’t just about you." "And it’s not just about you either!" Rory shot back. "If we don’t take risks, we’re already dead." Caite shifted uneasily beside me, her eyes darting between everyone as if she were caught in a tug-of-war. The guy with glasses spoke up again, trying to mediate. "Look, it's risky—I won't deny that—but if we succeed, it could really change everything. We could have a weapon against them instead of just running and hiding."

bulong ni Kyle, halos mapang-asar dahil napagtanto niyang pinaglalaruan lamang ni Marga ang kaniyang kapatid. Muling nagsalita si Marga. “The only reason I earned my position in this company is because I once discovered a project no one believed in. I signed a personal agreement, put my name and future on the line. And when it succeeded, it built the foundation of what the Fowler Group is today.” “You gambled?” tanong ni Cathy, nanlilisik ang mata. “No. I calculated,” sagot ni Marga. “That’s the difference between risk and recklessness.”

Will things… be worth it if I take this risk? “What risks are you willing to take?” My voice came out of nowhere. It was like a whisper I tried so hard not to let go. “Everything… for you.” He breathed. It felt… real— raw and somehow with a taste of fantasy. But the thought about the men I have been with letting go of the same thoughts… whenever they are in the heat of lust… makes me want to vomit. I chuckled. “No, you can't.” “Yes, I will…” Why… does it give me hope?

Kailangan niyang marinig kung bakit ako natatakot. "You're right. I do have that reputation. And I earned it. After my ex—after Cassandra—I decided it was safer to keep things casual. No commitments. No risks. No getting hurt." "But?" "But you make me want to reconsider those rules. You make me think that maybe, just maybe, not everyone is like Cassandra. That maybe some risks are worth taking." He pulled me slightly closer. Protective. Possessive pero hindi controlling. Just... present. Yung music was ending. Yung moment namin, almost over.

Nang magdesisyon akong mahalin ko na sya, dapat hinanda ko na ang sarili ko sa pagpapatawad. Pagpapatawad sa mga taong nakagawa sa akin ng kasalanan. Maliit man o malaki. Ito na ang kasalukuyan ko. Kung anuman ang nangyari sa nakaraan ko, mananatili na iyon doon. At sana, sa pagkakataong ito, sana maging masaya na ako. Giving second chances is too risky. It comes with too many risks, pero kung sa kanya ko lang din naman ilalaan, bakit hindi?

“For the better?” “For the braver,” sagot niya. Bahagya akong ngumiti. “Bravery is just risk with conviction.” Tahimik siya sandali. Pinagmasdan ako—hindi bilang boss, hindi bilang kausap sa negosyo. Bilang lalaki. At doon ko alam—tama ang galaw. Hindi ko siya hinawakan. Hindi ko binabaan ang boses ko. Hindi ko rin binago ang postura ko.

"But how do we know that this is what’s best for both of us?" Liam ay lumapit at hinawakan ang kanyang mga kamay, ang kanyang mga mata ay puno ng pag-asa. "I know it’s scary. But sometimes, the best things in life are the ones we have to take a risk for. I’m willing to take that risk with you, Kairah." ---

Siguradong ang hakbang na ito ay ikapapamahak ni Seymour at magkakaroon naman ng malaking epekto ito kay Sebastian. Essentially, it's a case of injuring one enemy but destroying oneself threefold. As businessmen, they understand that a businessman never engages in transactions that result in losses. Not only is it economically unsound, but it also leads to significant losses. "Stop with the nonsense; I'll take the risk if I decide to," mariing sambit ni Sebastian. Lalong tumigas ang kanyang ekspresyon at nag igting ang kanyang panga. "I'm willing to do that!"

"Sabagay, tama ka. Pagkatapos ng maraming taon, saka lang natin nakilala ang isa't isa. Tama, nagsisisi rin pala ako." "Babe..." "So? What are we gonna do with these regrets? Or rather, ano pa ang mga regrets natin? Ilabas na natin lahat. Nakakapagod ka kapag sinasabayan ng pag-o-overthink at sisi na iyan ang pagseselos mo." Para siyang sinaksak sa lalamunan sa mga sinabi ni Miguel. Ni hindi man lang nito dinahan-dahan ang pananalita. Hindi rin nababakas na nagbibiro ito.