Money shows you who people really are.
I didn’t fully understand it then.
The night she passed, everything felt cold and distant. When I arrived at the house, no one hugged me. No one comforted me. My parents were already focused on logistics.
Upstairs, I sat beside her bed, holding her hand one last time.
Downstairs, I could hear them talking—not grieving, but planning.
The funeral came and went. I wasn’t allowed to give the eulogy. Brandon spoke instead, delivering a polished speech that barely captured who she really was.
Days later, I asked my father a simple question:
“Am I in the will?”
He avoided answering.
Something felt wrong.