Everyone else was laughing
Almost everyone I knew was having a drink and probably too drunk to even construct a proper sentence. I was avoiding the crowd and standing at the corner of the ballroom when the DJ started playing Hoi-Fut-Ting-Hong from a famous Cantonese band, Beyond. Once the piano chords were played, people started to become melancholic and started hugging each other. Just like the scenes I always see in movies. It was the highlight of the night, the big closing, the ending of the Annual Sales Award Celebration. At that moment all I wanted to do was just accept my award and leave. The Emcee walked up to the stage and invited the Chief Executive Officer who was laughing hysterically for no apparent reason as he was approaching the Emcee. He, too, was very drunk. All I could think of was how challenging the year was for me. I was the most hard working Sales Officer in the region, and I deserve this award. Only that I didnt imagine it to be like this. I tried to shake my mind off the fact the I am different from them in all aspects. Everyone else had their highway roads lined up perfectly in front of their eyes, they only had to drive through it. I on the contrary, had to use my own hands, pick up the bricks, build my own road, and then only walk through them. And the roads aren't always nice and straight. I had it tough, and I am proud of my success. The moment came. Figures do not lie when you are in sales. They finally announced the name for the Best Sales Officer of the year. It was me and I wasn't surprised. But everyone else was. The CEO particularly. His face changed as his eyes trailed my movement from where I was standing till the moment I approached him to accept the award. He paused for a moment to give me a good head to toe stare. I wasn't sure if he was still drunk or already sober. He pulled out his hand to give an insincere handshake and finally handed me the certificate and the award. The crowd was suddenly quiet and consciously witnessing the scene. the high beamed lights focused straight at my face. I felt I was being interrogated for a crime I didn't commit instead of being awarded. Upon receiving what the CEO handed to me, I nodded as a sign of acknowledgment and started to walk away. Just like The Flash, he pulled and spun me around. Next thing I knew, for a whole 8 seconds, he barfed all over me. Twice. I sorta just stood there and let that happened. I guess in their eyes I looked like a circus clown when everyone else was laughing hysterically. His barf was all over my one year worth of hard work. The road that I built with my bare hands was covered with Shrimp Lobster, Alcohol and God knows what. The ironic part was, I never felt more alive.
**It took me 40mins to complete this
