Chapter 49 (Nori) – Karma…

There’s a saying that goes like this, you reap what you sow. I am definitely reaping what I sow.

It’s funny how you have this great idea in your head. And it looks so perfect, so foolproof that you trust that idea so much that you execute it. And once you did, that foolproof plan became nothing else but an epic fail.

“You okay?” Drake asks as he sat on the stool beside me.

“Are you really asking me that?” I asked him.

“Nori,” Drake said as he signaled for a drink to the bartender. “I am not your enemy.”

It would have been easier if they were my enemy instead of me. I mean we could just have a match and then whoever wins is the winner. But when your enemy is yourself, you will never win.

“Stop sighing and talk,” Drake said.

“I don’t really feel like talking,” I said as I finish my drink in one go.

“I know that you made a choice for a reason,” Drake said without looking at me. “But right now, with how things are going, I can also see that you are regretting a part of that decision.