Chapter 7

BRIANNA

The party is already on and most of the invited guests have already arrived. There are a bunch of people whom I've never seen before and Brenda introduces them to me as the employees in their company. However, most of them have been accompanied by their spouses, fiancée's, girlfriends or boyfriends but the hosts do not care about that since they're they ones who allowed their employees to tag their better halves along.

Tiffy and I are shown to a couch next to Brenda and Ethan and I'm glad they've at least recognised me. Everyone who sees Brenda and I together for the first time is surprised and sometimes we give them a hard time trying to figure out who is who. It's just that Brenda's outfit matches with Ethan's making it easy for us to be easily told apart.

The party is going on well with plenty of food and drinks and everyone seem contended and in their own worlds. I'm so much indulged in my drink such that I temporarily forget about my sorrows and focus on making myself happy.

Tiffy and I are chatting as we sip our drinks when I hear screaming from the crowd. The ladies are screaming in excitement and that jolts me to my senses. I immediately sit up straight, focusing on the centre of attraction but what a see leaves a huge lump in my throat....I'm visibly chocked and busy gasping for air!

There in front of the whole crowd is Ethan, bended on one knee, a glittering finger in his hands, looking up at Brenda whose hands are blocking her mouth in utter shock trying to digest what's happening.

“Will you be my wife Brenda Martins?” Ethan asks once again, grinning from ear to ear, exposing a set of milk white teeth.

The crowd won't give them a break as they all shout, “Say yes! Say yes!” and I'm dying with jealous and fury when Tiffany joins them in the shouting.

Withdrawing one hand from her lips, Bree extends it towards Ethan and immediately the word *yes* comes out of her lips, he slips the gold ring into her finger and as she leans in for a hug, he stands up and meets her mid air, his lips crushing into hers, kissing the daylights out of her.

The newly engaged couple continue kissing amid screams from the crowd and after what seems like eternity, the let go of each other and Ethan leads the breathless Brenda to her seat. Everyone in the room is busy congratulating them and so as not to expose my jealous, I stand up from my seat, wearing a killer smile and head towards Brenda's sitting place. When she sees me, she stands up and literally jumps onto me, hugging the breath out of me. Something in my heart won't stop urging me to struggle her but I just can't since we're in the midst of people.

“Congratulations dear sis!” I finally bring myself to say, letting go of some tears which have been stinking my eyes ever since. “I am so happy for you!” I add, convincing her that I'm happy for her while deep down I'm dying from inside!

After letting go of her, I walk to Ethan and hug him as well, congratulating him for making such a bold step. “Take care of my sister, will you?” of course I know he will. He loves her do much and he's willing to do anything for her!

“I will, don't worry Brianna. She's all that I've got!” he replies after breaking free from my suffocating hug. Well, I just wanted to have his cologne all over my dress and also to feel the comfort of his chest and shoulders!

People doesn't notice anything funny since they all think I'm just happy for my sister so they do not seem surprised by the fact that I hugged him much longer than expected. However, there's one person who I can't fool. She can see right through my cunning self and I'm sure she's wise enough not to buy my fake emotions.... Tiffany Moses!

Well, I can fool everyone else, including my twin sister but not her. I already displayed my stupidity and jealousy in her presence and she can already read through me. She knows I'm up to no good, that's why she grabs my hand immediately I get back to my sitting spot and drags me away towards the swimming pool.

She only lets go of my hand when she makes me sit on a leisure bed beside the pool.

“What is wrong with you Brianna? What did you just try in there? Are you out of your senses?” she asks all those questions in succession, without allowing me to answer. All this while I'm just bowing down, cupping my face in my hands. “Your sister deserves all the happiness in this world and the least you can do is to be happy for her. She has done everything possible to ensure you're happy and comfortable so the least you can do is to be happy for her!” she's literally shouting and I can tell she's mad at me.

“I thought you had gotten rid of your envy but right now I'm convinced that you're irredeemable after displaying all that jealousy in there.” she won't stop scolding me.

“I am not jealous of anyone Tiffy!” I finally manage to say, looking up and I can feel the warm tears running down my cheeks. “I'm just happy for them, can't you see it!” Even my tone betrays me. I know I'm not happy for anyone, talk least of Brenda. I can never be happy for her if everything is working on her favour while my life is going downhill!

“Happy indeed!” she scoffs at me. “Look here Brianna, I can see right through you so don't you dare give me that crap! I know what you're thinking and planning! You're wishing you're in Brenda's shoes and all this was yours. You're....”

“Stop it okay?” I cut her short, raising my hand to shut her up. “What do you expect me to do? What would you have done if you were in my shoes?”

“Simple! I'd just sit back and wish them a blissful future ahead!”

“I'm not doing any of that!” I scoff at her, standing up from the bed and stripping naked. I kick away my shoes and I'm only left with my lingerie which was under my dress and without a warning, I jump into the pool.

“Are you serious right now Brianna? You're literally naked! What if anyone walks upto us and sees you naked under water?”

“Simple...I'll just show them my middle finger and tell them to fuck themselves!” Sincerely speaking, I don't give a damn about anything or anyone right now and all I want is to drown my tears and sorrows in this water and if possible, drown myself!

After Tiffany gets tired of urging me to get out of water, she gets rid of her shoes and sits by the poolside, sliding her legs into the water. She starts kicking it, deeply engrossed into thoughts. I'm sure she's thinking of ways to convince me not to try anything silly....well, if that's what she's thinking about, then she has to think harder since I'm kicking her out of my life forever! I'm not letting her ruin my plans at all...Never!