C15 Let's Drink More Tommorow

"Hey, that's not the answer to your problem," Leo said as he stopped Kendrick from getting another mug of beer.

"What do you think then?" He asked his friend.

Leo just shook his head while looking at him.

"I don't know what their problem is with me. I am trying my best, bro. I am trying," he said in a frustrated voice. Kendrick couldn't believe that his own father shamed him in front of everyone in the family. It seemed to his father; he couldn't do anything good. His own father didn't have any faith in him. She felt bad about it.

"I know how you are feeling, bro. But, drowning yourself in alcohol and getting home drunk is not the answer to your problem. I think that would just make the problem worse," his friend said while he was trying to put sense in his head.

"I don't know, bro. I don't know what's wrong with me. What's wrong with my dad? He is making me feel like he never wanted me," Kendrick burst out. He was stomping his feet. Leo was just there to support him. He knew that Kendrick was already drunk. He had been with the man since they were in elementary school, and he already knew the sentiments of the man.

He was not on good terms with his father. But instead of pleasing his father, more often than not, Kendrick would be able to do something that would make his father angry or disappointed. Though he definitely knew what the man feels.

He let out a deep sigh. "Let's go," he said and then he waved his hands to the bartender to stop him from giving beer to Kendrick. The bartender nodded to him.

"You are already drunk," he said as he was stopping him. It seemed this was one of those nights that his friend needed to burst out all the emotions that he had kept inside. It had been a couple of months since Kendrick drowned himself in alcohol.

Leo didn't know what to feel. Kendrick had almost everything, and yet the man was acting like this. Probably, there was really something that money couldn't buy. He put Kendrick's arm on his shoulders so he could take him home. Actually, he might have just brought him to his apartment because he was not sure if his family were still awake.

"L— Leo, I am not yet drunk. Let's drink more," he said, but Leo just ignored him. He was not drunk? But he couldn't walk properly anymore.

"God, this brat. He was always doing this to me," Leo said inside his head but no matter what, he knew that he couldn't just ignore Kendrick. "Let's drink more tomorrow," he said instead.

Leo put him in the backseat and then he laid him down so he could feel comfortable. He couldn't help but stare at his friend. He couldn't believe that he seemed to explode again last night based on Leo's words. "What? Is that all you do?" Leo asked him again while he was looking at him intently.

"Hey, I know. I am sorry. I was unable to control myself again last night," he said sounding ashamed of what he had done. "It's okay. But like what I am always saying, alcohol is not the answer to your problems. Get up and let's have breakfast. I already cooked a hot soup so it would help with your hangover," his friend said, which made him smile.

Leo had been his friend since they were in elementary. He was not from a rich and a poor family. How would he say it? They have a business but it was not big. His parents could provide what they needed and sometimes, what he wanted. Sometimes, he was actually envious of the kind of life his friend has. Though, he was happy for him as well.

He could tell his family everything that was happening to him. He could share his dreams with his parents, and he knew that they were very proud of their son. They may not have that much money, but they support each other in everything that they would be doing. He was a witness. Leo's father had supported him when he told his parents that he wanted to build a business of his own.

He couldn't believe it at first, but he was shocked when Leo was already opening his own bar. That's where he got drunk last night. It may not be that big, but he knew that it was something that Leo could be proud of himself. And, how he wished that his dad and his Aunt would also have that kind of support for him. He was no longer a boy that they should be watching and telling him what he should be doing.

Kendrick knew that he could already spread his wings and fly by himself just like Leo. So, he was hoping that soon, his family would realize what he wanted. He wished that his father would have faith in him.