🥀THE WILL🥀

ILANG ulit na binalikang basahin ni Atty Barientos ang ginawang last will  and testament ni Don Armando, na gusto nitong ipahahanda sa kaniya para maging balido. Panay sulyap ito sa matanda habang binasa ang huling habilin nito.

Para sa matanda, he is still strong like a bull. But his body telling him either way. Ang katawan niya na mismo ang bumibigay. Kaya gusto niyang gawin ang pinaka-importanteng bagay na dapat niyang matapos, bago paman mahuli ang lahat. Making it this seems surreal to him. Kulang nalang ihanda na niya ang sariling kabaong which reminds him to do so, para walang problema ang maiiwan niya sa kanyang pinaka-mamahal sa buhay.

He lived his life making others dream came true. He didn't have time for pleasures, it's always been business for him. His reasons was always been for the greater good. And now, just like the song " My Way", he must face his final curtain. He accepted it whole heartedly, no question asked.

"are you sure about this Don Armando?"

"always been sure for everything, Atty. Barientos"

"But what happen, if your heir will disapprove?

Mahiwagang ngumiti nag Don sa kaharap.

"she wouldn't dare, at least that's how i always knew her and how I raised her to be "

" Well if this is what you really want, I'll make it ready for you by the next day tomorrow----

" nah.. I want it first thing in my office tomorrow Atty Barientos, it's urgent" seryosong putol nito sa sinabi ng abogado.

Walang nagawa si Atty. Barientos kundi ang tumango nalang. He knew this old man too well. Hindi ito basta basta bumibitaw ng salita ng hindi nito pinaninindigan. Don Armando on the other hand, didn't want to take chances. His clock is ticking, and he doesn't have that much time left. Lahat ng hindi niya nagawa sa anak ay ibubuhos niya sa apo. He'll make sure that her future will be well planned. She's his only heir.

Isang tawag ang pumutol sa malalim na iniisip ng matandang Don.

"i heard the news from my wife"

"wala ka talagang galang Daniel!" inis na sabi ng Don.

Mas bata sa kanya ng twenty years ang kausap, ngunit kung kausapin siya nito ay para lamang silang mag kasing edad. Ang ama nito ang naging kaibigan niya. Ngunit nang pumanaw na ay, ang kausap na ang nagmana ng lahat ng ari-arian ng kaibigang italyano, that's how they tried to make him believe, and he knew better. Makahulugan syang ngumiti.

"you know me" sagot ng nasa kabilang linya.

"bueno, mabuti at napatawag ka, kailangan na nating gawin ang napag-usapan"

"don't you think it's still early?" natatawang sagot nito.

"i wanna do thinks while i still can" he insisted. "she's important to me above anything else" may bahid na lungkot sa boses ng matanda. I want everything prepared for her future"

"you trust me that much?"

"i trust your family, to take care of her" may diin sa sinabi ng matanda. "i don't care who it is from your son, i just want her to be in a safe family"

Tahimik ang kabilang linya. Gustong mawalan ng pag-asa ang matandang Don. Wala na siyang pag bibilinan ng kaisa-isang apo niya, kundi ang pamilya ng kausap. Alam niyang sa mga ito, safe ang iiwanan niya. His family is a billionaire. He knows him very much na hindi pag interesan ang iiwan niya sa kanyang nagiisang tagapag mana.

"All i can promise is that she will not be alone, that she will have a family, and you knew that no one messes with my family"

Tsaka palang nabitiwan ng Don ang pinipigilang hininga, na para bang nabunutan na ito ng tinik sa dibdib. Masaya siyang marinig ang mga sinabi ng kausap. This is it! plantsado na lahat. Maligaya niyang iiwan ang mundong ibabaw sa kaisipang ang iiwan ay nasa mabuting mga kamay.

Ang kanyang kaisa-isang tagapagmana ng mga Lorenzo.

💋💋 Thank you for Reading 💋💋

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