“Blood is thicker than water.”I don’t think so. Only naïve fools would believe that crap. I once was a fool and believed in it. Never again. For me, “money is thicker than blood.”
Recently, my sister was harassed or more specifically assaulted by our neighbor. We reported it to our baranggay and hope to settle everything. We do want justice but we’d like to hear their side of the story first and hope for an apology for what they did. But instead of getting one they’ve denied everything. Even after seeing the bruises and scratches they’ve inflicted onto my sister. They’ve made up another story and pointed that my sister started everything which is not true. Anyways, we’ve consulted our cousin which is a lawyer and he agreed to help us if ever we’ll decide to file it in court. HE gave us HIS WORD. We believed him and hang on to it. But after 2 weeks, he renege his promise. Making excuses saying it’s too small a case, can’t it be forgotten and let the Lord above give them karma. Wow. Umasa kami sa salita niya, sa pangako niyang ilalaban niya ang kaso sa korte and to think that we have a very big chance of winning since we’re the aggrieved party plus we have the med cert to back up our complaints. Sigh. So disappointed with him. Un bang ang sabi niyang, “un lang ang babalik-balikan natin sa korte, ung liit ng kasong un, wala tayong mapapala diyan, alam niyo naman anong klaseng tao ang mga iyon.” His words said it all. Even a fool can recognize the hidden meaning of his statement. If there will be no monetary gain for him then he’ll not pursue to defend us with the case. Even if we’re his closest damn relatives. Di kasi siya makikinabang kahit panigan niya kami. My father was the one very affected and so disappointed. He saved his life when he was young and he can’t even grant us this one lil favor to represent us because we don’t have money to pay him? Ghad. So money is after all a very big motivation and worth more than blood ties. Nakakaiyak lang kasi mas na-feel ko talaga ang disappointment sa mata ni Papa. At masakit sa akin makita un. We decided to not pursue the case anymore and let bygones be bygones. Even they’ve not apologized to us, we’ll just let the matter slide. And to our cousin, may he rot in hell. I’ve cursed him in my head a million times for letting us down esp. my father.
PS. Lawyers are indeed BIG LIARS. Can’t trust their words, even if they are your relatives.
PPS. Feeling down. . . :’(