“Fury!
Baal-khenaz, I beseech thee
May her happiest day be her saddest
I pledge my life as surety
Give her sorrow, shame and stigma…
Fury!!”
This tale of two sisters… Where do I start?
One was called Goldie. The other Tiwa. They were neighbors. They were family friends.
They were physically alike. Both beautiful and intelligent. Both were the same age. And as the story goes, they hailed from the same state of origin.
They were used as reference points by their parents to motivate the other academically, spiritually and morally.
They attended the same schools. Fiercely competed for first position in class. Both were eloquent speakers. Both were destined, to all of us that had the pleasure of their friendship, destined for greatness.
That was where their similarities stopped.
Goldie was a gifted dancer. Tiwa, a blessed singer.
Goldie tended towards the sciences, Tiwa preferred arts.
Goldie was fair-complexioned. Tiwa dark of skin.
And so they grew. And got older and wiser. In retrospect, their parents meant no harm. The proof lay in the almost unholy alliance Goldie and Tiwa shared.
Aye, they stuck together throughout college. They went to the same schools.
They were roommates even in the university. They were disturbingly intertwined in almost every way, a dorm mate stated emphatically that Goldie and Tiwa were lovers at some point. “There was something strange about those two.”
It is not quite clear how and why they started poaching each others lovers… Which by the way were few. But they seemed to need to prove to each other that one was better, hotter and sexier than the other. Not against Joanne or Catherine or any other female, just betwixt them both.
As they grew older still, their lovers (though few) thinned and then became specific, special beloved. Love, romance and marriage found anchor and became possibilities.
Goldie at this point was an architect of great reckoning. She was a public figure and a real estate authority. She had become very wealthy and engaged to a fine young man called Felix. It was common knowledge that she was utterly besotted with the man.
Tiwa on the other hand fell in love with a man yoked by marriage. When it mattered, his wife cloaked herself in abject humility and submission. And alas, he chose to remain with his wife. Tiwa, a popular talkshow host on television surprisingly took the heartbreak in stride and went on to seduce the entire country via her daily television talkshow hits. She was like Oprah.
The devil incidentally came by (yes him… Satan, Lucifer, whatever you know him as), consequently Felix, (Goldie’s beloved) had reason to be featured on one of Tiwa’s prime time shows.
And as only the devil is capable of orchestrating, Tiwa and her best friend’s lover fell in love thereafter and commenced a very public and a very torrid affair.
To the utter amazement of the country, they elected to get married a few weeks later. And to the utter bewilderment of the country, Goldie elected to utter nothing.
Understandably the wedding was high society. The wedding colors were gold and white. The upper crust of society were in attendance, duly arraigned in dazzling shades of gold and white apparel and accessories.
Felix held his own, the vice president of the country was the sponsor of the wedding and presided over the ‘cutting of the cake’ segment of the wedding.
At his bidding, Felix performed his first official role (of many more) by feeding his wife a piece of cake and then some champagne. It was beautiful. Guests, celebrities and those in attendance cheered and attested to his composure and gentle nature.
At his bidding, Tiwa performed her first official role (of many more) by feeding her husband a piece of cake and then some champagne. It was beautiful… Until suddenly Felix clutched his throat and staggered backwards a step. His eyes bulged in obvious pain as he sank slowly to his knees. Reaching out to his wife for help it seemed…, a drink perhaps? Tiwa reached out and barely had her fingertips touch her husband’s before he keeled over sideways in a dead faint.
All these took place within ten seconds. No one had the presence of mind to react. Though she could not confirm Felix’s death at the time, as she looked around in shock and confusion, her arm now pressed to her bosom, she saw Goldie stand up with a grim smile and sashay out of the cathedral.
Goldie was dressed in a black dress. A black veil of see-through chiffon over her head. A black diamond-encrusted brooch bearing the likeness of a spider was pinned to the dress, on the left side of her bosom.
Delicious!!!
Like I always say, revenge is a dish best served cold
Yes o Nazalily. Guess what? Its a true story. Heard about it in PH.
Disturbingly interesting Sir
You are sighted sir. Thank you.
Game of Thrones has made revenge the new normal!
So true bruh. Can’t wait to see the next season. Thanks for dropping by sir.
Captivating! Held my attention to the very end! Nice!
Thank you Joseyphina. Kind of you to say so. Please don’t be a stranger.
In other news, I truly enjoy your work. Keep it up!
You’re welcome, Dan. And thanks ☺
Great story. One of those that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Thank you Eugenia. I’m still picking your brains via your work. You’re deep. Thank you for your kind words.
I was just about to ask if this was a true story until I read the comments . Wow! I knew there was something be hide her silence. It is never a good sign when a woman is quiet. Are the pictures real? Just curious. Very well written. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your kind words. No, the pictures are not of the characters. I found them online. They helped me put form to the characters. I think whenever someone wronged goes quiet, something is wrong… Lol.
Exactly. & good touch adding the pictures it really helped bringing the story to life!
Ok…..still wrapping…