Novel & Cerita Risking Is Better Than Regretting

"Ano 'yun?" "Tulungan mo ako sa pinsan ni Bryle," kumindat siya bago ako talikuran para bayaran ang bill niya. I guess, we all have our own battles to face. We cannot say that this person is too lucky or too unfortunate. Coz at the end of the day, we will all be battling against our struggles. But the thing is, some people wrestle with the same battle. The other one wins, the other one loses. Who would you rather be? I'd rather lose than never trying at all. This is the risk I'm taking. I know she's worth the risk.

Hindi magandang ginagalit kami dahil kapag ginalit kami ay siguradong maiihi ka sa takot. “Hunters and rogues are in the forest. They did this to me!” I said angrily. “They already killed your mother who is my wife and then they will follow you! They will also kill you, so you must be careful. Dad patted my head and sat down beside me, so Conri approached him for help. “Thanks for helping my daughter, Conri. I am very grateful to you. If you hadn't helped my daughter, she would probably be on the brink of death right now.” Dad held Conri's hand and Dad couldn't help but cry.

Gusto kong marinig yung side niya ng story, his perspective, his worldview. Possibility. Yung scary as fuck na idea na baka—just baka—may something good waiting for me if I was brave enough to reach for it. If I could get past my trauma. If I could risk my heart one more time. At ayaw ko nun. Ayaw ko ng possibility. Kasi possibilities meant risks. At risks meant potential heartbreak. At wala nang space sa dibdib ko para sa heartbreak. Puno na. Occupied. Reserved for healing and moving on and rebuilding the version of myself na nasira—shattered into a million pieces—nung nakita ko si Tristan na may ibang babae, naked, fucking on his couch.

Gaya nga ng kasabihan, "Ang swerte ay para sa mga matatapang," at ang mataas na risk ay nangangahulugan din ng malaking kita. Kung mahirap man ito para sa iba, hindi ibig sabihin ay hindi niya ito kayang gawan ng paraan. Kapag may harang, kailangan lang sumulong. Kung magtatagumpay man o hindi, kailangang subukan at ibigay ang lahat ng lakas, doon mo lang malalaman.

Hinalikan niya itong muli dahil alam niyang mukhang matatagalan siyang muli bago magawa ang mga bagay na ito. "Matagal kong inantay ang pagkakataong ito, kaya naman hindi ko hahayaang masayang lang ang lahat ng mga ito," huli niyang bulong dito. Alam ni Rowan na si Treyton ang destined mate niya at mula nang malaman niya ito ay hindi na nawala sa isip niya si Treyton, gayunpaman hindi hinayaan ng ama ni Treyton na magkita sila agad at inantay ang tamang oras at panahon para payagang makalabas si Treyton mula sa mansyon nila. Malaking problema kung malalaman ng ibang tao na may omega sa isang pamilyang puro Alpha kaya naman isinekreto ng ama ni Treyton ang tungkol sa kaniya.

Regrets are the worst things in life. It wishes you for something impossible and brings back the past. The only choice you have for now is to just live by it even if it haunts you from time to time. If I didn't marry Zach, would it make a difference? I'm still miserable. And now that I married him, a fracture of my heart got destroyed over and over again... I should've known better. I brought this to myself. It was all my fault.

Halos hindi niya mabigkas ang tanong sa kaibigan. Marahang tumango si Joel at ipinikit ang mga mata. Kapag sinabi niya sa kaibigan ang lahat ay baka magwala ito at sumugod ng langoy sa dagat. "Saka na tayo mag usap kapag pareho na tayong ok.". Napatiim bagang si Liam at kapag ganoon ang kaibigan ay hindi niya ito mapilit. "Mukhang hindi pa siya naka get over sa trauma na naranasan niya sa yacht kaya huwag muna siyang piliting mag salita." Payo ng doctor kay Liam.

At minamahal ko pa rin ngayon. “Happy anniversary,” sagot niya. People said... that taking a risky step, making a risky decision doesn't always ends up the way we expected it to be. That taking such a risk, isn't always worthy of doing, but I didn't regret any of the things I did, nor the decisions I made. Kahit gaano pa katagal ang lumipas… at kung bibigyan man uli ako ng pagkakataon upang bumalik sa nakaraan at hayaang mamili...

Hindi napansin ni Chloe ang tingin niya at seryosong sumagot, “I’m sorry. Sa tingin ko hindi ko kaya ang task na yun. Humanap na lang kayo ng iba. Hindi ako magaling sa pakikipag-negosasyon ng resources.” Matagal na niya na itong pinag-iisipan. Kung masasara niya ang deal, makakatanggap siya ng bonus, pero kung hindi, hindi niya alam kung anong kapalit ang haharapin niya. Sa madaling salita, mas malaki ang risk kaysa sa benefits. Ayaw niyang mapansin o sumubok.

Nagdadalawang isip si Maya, tumingin siya sa bintana at pinanood ang mga kotse na dumadaan, habang ang malamlam na ilaw ng syudad ay nagsisilbing background ng kanyang mga iniisip. “I don’t know. What if this is just another setback for me? I’m scared, Ava. That’s the truth. Takot akong masaktan ulit.” Maya’s voice cracked a bit, though she tried her best to sound strong. “Hindi ko naman sinasabi na walang risk, Maya. Lahat ng bagay sa buhay, may risk. But if you keep thinking about the ‘what ifs’ forever, then you’ll never get anywhere,” Ava said gently. “The question is: Are you willing to take that risk for yourself, for your own happiness?”