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Rich kids worry less about their future because their parents have already set them a comfortable and luxurious life.
That's what I often hear from people.
I don't need to feel anxious about the next days of my life because everything is already polished for me--house, workplace, and agricultural business.
As the youngest in our lineage, the larger portion of our riches has long been allocated for me. Everyone in my kindred agreed with it.
Born with a silver spoon in the mouth, life, for me, has always been easy. Luxurious stuff is never a surprise, I always receive them with or without academic achievements.
"Even if you can't make it to the top in the list of honors, I'd still buy you a brand new car if you ask it from me." Kuya Roald once assured me back in my senior high school days.
Halos lahat ng ginagawa ko, pinapadali nila sa akin. So, whatever present means nothing to me anymore. I'm not overwhelmed at all. Bumagsak man ako o hindi, palagi akong may natatanggap na regalo.
Rewards should've reinforced me to thrive, but no, they don't.
I never had any financial constraints. Wala rin akong problema sa aking tinitirhan. Kailanman hindi ako nahirapang mag-isip kung paano ako makakasakay pauwi dahil maraming sasakyan sa bahay. I never had a dream place to visit nor dream stuff to possess. I have always acquired them in an instant. I don't need to take a small portion from my daily allowance to save.
Sinuman sa mga pinsan ko ang hingan ko, bibigyan ako. Hindi man ako manghingi, bibigyan pa rin ako. Tumanggi man ako, bibigyan pa rin ako. Ate Ame often puts cash in my wallet. No cards, because swiping them in stores isn't adapted yet in our province. I only get to use them during my vacations urban or abroad.
My fingers are never used to chores. I have never engaged myself much in physical pursuits. In our farms, I only did the lighter work. Masyadong pinapadali sa akin ang lahat. Bagay na habang tumatagal, hindi ko na nagugustuhan.
It's not all the time that my family is with me. Our surname will not constantly top in the agricultural sector. A season of hardly growing crops might come. Rain or storms might come killing our plants. Our machinery might get broken. Plagues could kill our animals. Our farmlands may be sold or pawned to other rich investors or businessmen.
Hindi lahat ng 'to panghabambuhay.
Now, we are at the peak and I lay on a golden bed. Yet, if poverty strikes us, I'd suffer the greatest.
My cousins are all dexterous in agriculture. They know the number of weeks required before the fruits and crops grow. They know how to fix the broken machinery, and how to create good solutions for problems. Kung maghihirap man kami, kahit saan sila mapadpad, mabubuhay sila. But a spoiled freak like me would never survive because I lack knowledge and experience.
"Papá, gusto kong matutong magpatakbo ng sakahan." bungad ko sa aking ama ilang buwan na simula nang nag-graduate ako.
Hindi na umaliwalas ang mukha ni Papá. Every Sellozzo is destined to embrace the agricultural business after graduating. I was raised loving the idea of growing crops, taking good care of pastures, and everything that could be seen in the farm.

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