A Lot Can Change Quickly.
A lot can change for anyone quickly, either for the worst or for the better. I understand that we cannot plan for every eventuality in life but we still have to plan and have foresight. There are some lessons life would force on you and there are some lessons you will have to accept on your own. Luke didn't see this coming and despite being young, he was forced to face the harsh reality of life. If we have a compass to gaze into the future, maybe, just maybe we can plan things earlier and avoid some decisions. One decision can affect a whole line of generations which is why we need to think carefully and know that humans would always be humans.
There is no manual on how to live, the best we can do is to learn from everyone's story while living our life too. Luke soon realized when the events of life started passing him by and he was helpless to the event of it. There is wisdom in accepting what we cannot change and the ones we can, let's take it one step at a time.
Luke, being the only child, has access to many things and the more money he gets from his parents, the more he spends on clothes and other things that catch his fancy. Everything came to him and he doesn't have to stress about it. It would only take a few tears to get what he wanted if he is unable to use his allowance for it. Can you blame him? Being the only child of a wealthy man has its perks too and he savoured it to the maximum.
There is no one that life cannot deal a harsh blow on and those people you think would always be there for you won't always be there. Loyalty is one thing most humans are not used to and this is why they change their loyalty when they have stopped receiving favours. Their loyalty can be bought and they give offer it to anyone who can offer more exciting things they want at that moment. Most humans focus more on what they can get and never on what they can give.
Everything changed for Luke the moment his parents died in a plane crash. He was just 16 when it happened. You know how family members can be, they tried to exploit him because he is young and most people came into the house not to commiserate with him but to see the things they can steal while at it. That was even the least of his problems until the Lawyer and some bankers came around to discuss with other family members after the burial.
Luke's father was duped after he was told to come and invest in an oil-related investment. It has to do with owning his oil block and the site was given to him on paper. The business came from a close friend so he never suspected anything. He invested heavily because he was certain he would not only make his money back but he is set for life. "Business is always a risk and nothing is certain. the higher the risk, the higher your return. You never know which one would work out." That was what he told his lawyer when he questioned him about his decision to invest heavily.
"No. We won't do that. Do you know how that would sound to him if you do that?" That was another response he gave to his lawyer when he told him that he would like to go and inspect the place first, at least before investing since he can't convince him not to invest. He didn't want the lawyer to go because it would look like he didn't trust his friend. If only he knew that business should always be kept as business, the lawyer would have found it out.
It was after he died that the lawyer took it upon himself to visit the location of the oil well, only to get there and nothing was there. He took it upon himself to visit the friend after he tried his number many times only to notice he has travelled out of the country and even sold his house. The lawyer met new occupants there and that was why he called the other family members and the bankers the father is owning.
The only choice would be to sell the houses Luke's father has and everything in them to offset the debt with the mounting interest rates. Right there in the meeting, no one took interest in having Luke stay with them as everyone kept dodging the responsibility despite being financially okay to do it. The lawyer decided to take Luke in and the adjustment has to start with Luke...adjusting to a new family with his real family gone.
Those you think would be there for you won't always be there for you and those you overlooked might be the only person closest to having a family that you would have. Life is funny, life is tricky and the expected coupled with the unexpected can always happen. We just have to keep living and try to make the best of every situation even when it looks as if we can't move on.
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Fact it is! In times that we badly need someone, either family or friends, that will also the time that they are not there for us. True people are rreally rare nowadays