BACK-OFF. THIS BILLIONAIRE IS MINE

reflection on the green trees formed the

ery sad that she would be leaving her grandma and would soon be meeting

st. "Surely you haven't let your mind wander off agai

e. She had not heard her grandma knock and open her room door. With a forced smile, she turned around and held both her shoulders.

ily Clara ever knew. She loved this woman with all her heart, but it was obvious that she might be losing her soon. Her frailty g

have you been taking your drugs as prescribed?" Nana quickly gave her that 'I know better' look. "Surely I won't be aroun

o convince Clara that it was time to go and live with her mother. Clara had found a thousand r

that you need me the most. Who's going to care for you when I'm not here?'' With that she wandered off to her room and slamme

paper. The address had already been given to her a day before. She did not wa

e her name or what? I thought

t she never told me her new name. I was instructed by her to always send every correspondence to the address only.'' G

, I remember. All got lost in a fire.' Clara alway

That said, Nana hurriedly left and shut the door behind her. She wasn't sure her heart could take the emptiness growing inside of he

She had passed through so much hurt and pain. All thanks to her grandma for rescuing her from that dreadful place. She looked up abruptly and caught her grandma looking down at her from her

ara began recalling all the discussions

she pretty, Nana?" She had ask

ad retorted a

very careful not to

e last time I saw her.'' Nana responded

'' Clara went on. ''Maybe I was not good

at rare stern look that always eventually softened into a smile, she said, "Clara, you are the most beautiful young lady I hav

to make her feel better. Asides her grandmother, who else wanted

eir minds. Plain old Clara. Yes, as far as she could remember, she was always the oldest in every class she found herself in

agreed to keep going to schoo

e years, those insecurities

er except Nana. Not even the woma

he who understood a little of what she had been through. It was she who had stayed by her bedside when she had tho