More Than A Business Deal

ries. I didn’t like to read much but only did it because mom loved them and I enjoyed reading to her just like I h

ust a grave but my mother’s bed. She was there and I never had to feel afraid when it came to her. I wou

u here, it would be very lonely. Who would take care of me then?” I know I should not be so negative about Dad’s rec

am has given up on him. They may pretend to try to help him but I can see it on their faces. They don’t think D

alone. What about the business? Who would take care of it? I am not prepared to handle a

ny, Blick Construction, Jason had turned to gambling. Dad used to give him money because Jason was his older brother and he wanted his brother to have a good life but Jason had al

not taken it lightly. Ever since it happened, he barely kept in contact with us and we

e at management, probably worse than I would be. When Dad was tired of constantly giving Uncle Jason money, he opened an import company f

come around in over a year. Maybe Dad gave him enough money

I was crazy. Well anyone except the people wh

ple I know. At first I was jealous of how my friends had a family vacation and all bu

f Mom. It felt like she was sitting down beside me and was caressing my cheeks w

. I had cried my eyes out and they hurt. I had to wear a pair of shades a

to leave out any details including how I had avoided Dad’s call because he usually bugged

ings easier especially if they could not give you the judgem

o talk to Mom and get so many things off my chest. I was feeling better so I would go straight to check

was staring at the sunset when I heard a voice from a distance. I was going to ignore it because I thought

ut I could not make out clearly what she was saying as she was a little bit far from me. I st

il she got to me and by then she could not utter a single word. As she got to me,

utter a single thing so I gently patted

till wanted to speak so she raised her hands to my shoulders to shake me.

ran from the main house down here in a hurry to tell me something. Dad had wanted Mom’s grave to be far from the main house, he didn’t want it to be easily accessible to just anybod

riented. I continued to rub her back as i waited for her to calm

hand stopped stroking at the mention of m

bbed her by her shoulders and made her stand up. I could not even wait for h

amn that I was not giving her space to answer me but she was still there catching her brea

und in frustration. I tightened the fingers I had on her shoulders an

his time I could not help but yell and her eyes widened in fear as she

dad is