ASHLY POV
"Celebration of Failure? What do you mean?" Kaiden asked confusedly.
"Earlier， the result of my interview with a music company will come out ， I have a lot of confidence in myself that I will pass the interview because the interviewer gave me good comments and lot of praise. I was excited to be accepted so I want you to treat me a beer. But earlier when the respondent of my interview called, HAHAHAH! I failed. Yes I failed. He said that my song did not meet their standards. Wait， what's wrong with my song?! Yes. I often sing Hiphop and Rock songs, but I can sing other genres! Why don't they give me a chance?!"

I didn't realize that I was already crying. "What's worst is that my father called me, I was suprised. I was even more surprised when he asked about that in my interview with JMP. Well he doesn't care about my singing anymore. But it seems like now, he cares. Then he just said that，I won't let you enter that company. Maybe a while ago the reponder of the company called you and said you didn't pass. Its for your own good. Like what the fvck?!" I said as I burst into tears.
I felt his palm on my back to comfort me. "Im sorry to hear that. I know your situation is painful and difficult but he is still your father maybe there's a misunderstanding between you two?"
I shook my head "There's no misunderstanding between us. We have been like this for several years. He's been like that for decades. He didn’t really want me to sing. Even then, he was against my singing and banding. He doesn't trust me at all, tss that's why he moved me to Cebu to finish my studies there."
"But maybe you could still work things out? It's not too late, maybe you can resolve the issue about your ban. I know， your dad loves you. He just can’t show that he loves you. Only Pride and Respect Issues keep the two of you apart. I know deep inside you， you also want your dad to understand you about your singing. And so is he，you just have to understand him, so you can reach out to each other."
I wiped the tears from my cheek and look at him "He loves me? Huh. I don't think so ， I never felt that he loved me. Even then, he was too strict. I love my father but why can't he just love me back? Lemme just leave this things like this until we both died."
When I cried again, he finally put his arm around me and patted my shoulder with his palm "Shhh. Stop Crying."

He presented me and wiped the tears on my cheeks with his finger and touched both of my cheeks. I grabbed his hand to remove it from my face but he speak "Don't move and look at me." I look at him straight into his eyes "You have to sort thing out with your father before its too late. Your still father and daughter even if you turn the world upside down. Don’t waste the chance to have a father Ashly. No matter how much pain happened between you, try to forget it and forgive him. Try to make him understand that singing is what you want through intensive conversation. Trust me, when you fix all the problems between you, you will be happy."
I cried again. He hugged me and I hugged him back.
I don't tell my friends too much about my problems. If I say，Im saying it through jokes or pretending that I'm not affected. But I told Kaiden everything， he's not even my friend. I just realized something，he's really gentlemen. He's here and listening to my problems， hugging me and easing my pain.
Hugging me?! I was startled and pushed him softly. I wipe my wet cheeks "Thanks for all those thoughtful words. I feel a little relieved."

"Your welcome. When you feel uneasy about your problems. Im here，just say a word."
I laugh "Are you now drunk?"
"Im not drunk."
I hugged my knees "Now you have heard my problem，tell me."
He look at me "What should I tell?"
"About you and your brother. I feel your not in good mood."
He grabbed his beer can and drink it "You just noticed? I'll make it clear that it's not my fault that debb and I broke up."
"Well，let me hear it then. Maybe I'll believe you." I said as I took my beer and drank it
"She and my brother is cheating behind my back."
I spilled what I was drinking in his face in shock "What!? / Fvck!" We said almost at once.
I quickly went to the terrace just behind us and took the hanging handkercheif and wipe his face. "I'm sorry I was just surprised. Go on."
After I wiped his face ， he looked sharply at me
"Continue ， or else I'll beat you." I clenched my fist and showed it to him.
He grabbed the handkerchief on my hand and wipe his face again "You still have guts to show me your fist when you spilled alcohol right to my face."
I just rolled my eyes on him and sipped the rest of the beer.
He finished his beer in one big gulp and opened the bottled of beer that his father gifted to me and fill the two glass full. I grabbed mine.
"Debb is my brother's ex. Yes， I had love her and we had good times together. But one time I saw her texting her ex，my brother. I read their exchange messages for fvck's sake it was sweet messages. We argued. That's when my trust and feelings for her reduced. But then I still gave her another chance. I have my condisions of course. If she still love her ex，then we'll broke up but if she will chose me，I will never let her met her ex again. She chose me cause Im the one she loves but I have doubts so one time I followed her. I saw Debb and my brother in a romantic restaurant， kissing. I leave in so much furious that time. The next day I asked her if she went to met my brother. As expected she lied. Woah，I could'nt believe how liar she was. That gave me reason to broke up with her. She even said that I was the one who'm she loved. My brother just asking for favor and she could'nt resist. Favor? Favor what? Kissing?! For what the hell the reason was，I did'nt believe her，I did'nt accept her reasons or should I say her lies. She betrayed my trust and love for her， that's the issue. She betrayed me! She lied to me!" He said and grabbed the bottle of the beer and drank it there.
I grabbed the bottle in his hand when he finished drinking "Leave me some will you?" I said and drank my glass full of beer with a gulp and poured again.
"She tried everyway. She beg me to come back to her. But what's the use if I came back to her? First of all，I lost my trust on her. Second，I can't even fell my feelings for her as if its like a tiny dust in the air. I don't think we can comeback to each other and make a new-brand memories together. I didn't accept her to the point that she's stalking me，following me arround，begging. One time when I was playing basketball with my teammates and friend. She kneel down in front of me begging to get back to her. I told her I didn't love her anymore. I guess she felt embarrassed because its a really big scene so she stopped pestering and stalking me since that day. I know I hurt her feelings but she hurt mine too. We're even."
I drank my beer in the glass. So that's why Debb does'nt want me to take revenge on Kaiden. So this is the reason. I can’t accept what I heard from here. That's why Kaiden's brother seem to be familiar with me. I remember one time ， when I want borrowed Debb's cellphone from she didn't lend it to me ， so I just sneaked to borrow it. I saw the exchange of messages between Debb and 'Bautista' so I thought it was Kaiden. I didn't pay much attention about.
But I accidentally saw her contacts. There was a registered 'Kaiden Babes' there. So I was skeptical and curious. I immediately asked Debb. But we ended up fighting ， she said that 'Bautista' is just only her groupmate. Does there have any groupmate sweet in chat and message?
"You didn't believe me? Well that's not my problem anymore. You've already done harm on me seven years ago."
"Why did'nt you say that to me before?"
"You won't listen to me and never gave me a chance. You wouldn't believe me，ofcourse you will believe in your frien-"
I cut his words "Im sorry."
He's forehead furrowed "Are now drunk?"
"Im just tipsy but I know what was Im talking."
"You really apologizing to me?" He asked like he could'nt believe what was I was saying.
"I know its very，very late but let me say sorry to you，for all those things I've done to you."
He laugh "I can't believe I've hearing this from you."
"I maybe harsh but I admit my mistakes when I realized them. Im sorry，I have been a bitch."
I poured another wine into my glass and lifted it into the air "Cheers"