Never Been Yours

Prologue

Losing someone who is special to you is like losing everything at once. Nawawalan ka nang ganang kumain, matulog at minsan nararamdaman mo na dapat ay wala kang karapatang tumawa o kahit ngumiti man lang.

Lolo Rafael was a great man whom I had share a lot of memories with. From the first horse he has given me as a present when I turned 7 years old, to those summer and vacation days I had spent here in the hacienda during my younger years. But now that he's gone, I kind of regret not spending more time with him.

"It has been days since we buried your lolo" malungkot na sabi ni Papa. Nakaupo kaming lima sa library ni lolo. Me, Kuya Seth, Savannah, Mama and Papa together with the lawyer are having this serious talk about the last will ni lolo. "Maybe it is about time na para marinig at mapag usapan na natin ang laman ng last will ni Papa" pagpapatuloy niya.

Sabi ni kuya noon, wala na siyang balak pang humati sa pamana na ibibigay ni lolo sapagkat mayroon siyang sarili niyang mga establisyemiento at iba pang mga ari-arian na kanyang naipundar. Sumang ayon din naman si mama at papa sa desisyong iyon ni kuya. Papa will inherit the land in Vista Granada. Actually sya na ang nagpapatakbo ng plantation na iyon simula ng magkapamilya sya at ngayon ibinigay na sa pangalan nya ang rights para sa plantation. Since mama is a dermatologist, not any single one of his properties can be used by mama kasi lahat ng iyon ay malayo sa field of work nito instead he stated in the will that he will give 20, 000, 000 pesos directly into my mama's bank account. Mama said ibibigay niya iyon sa charity na matagal na nilang tinutulungan. Si Savannah naman, bata pa lang kami ayaw nya na dito sa hacienda. She prefers big buildings and large cityscapes. Ipinangalan sa kanya ni lolo ang dalawang hotel nito sa Makati.

"May I call on Miss Sierra Devon Grande?" The lawyer looked at me and said "Let me read to you your grandfather's stipulation about your inheritance."