Envy

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"This is bullshit! I'm suppose to be the winner". Bella laments to her friend. Lucy consoles her, "Don't worry, we are going to teach her a lesson". Bella looks towards the stage were her sister is standing and smirks.

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Bella and Jane are twin sisters. Jane was quiet and reserved while Bella was the opposite of her sister. They loved each other so much. But that all changed after they clocked 18.

Bella was no longer the sweet, caring sister. She became cruel and despised Jane. She saw Jane as a rival and bullied her at every given opportunity. On the other hand, Jane never stopped caring for her sister.

When their parents noticed Bella's hatred towards Jane, they tried all their best to caution her but all their advice fell on deaf ears. Bella made Jane's life a living hell at school.

One day during sport, Jane had gone to the toilet to ease her self when she encountered two of Bella's minions. They had pulled her hair, insulted her and locked her up in the toilet. She had spent half of her day in the toilet before she was released by her friend. From that day onwards, Jane vowed to fight back.

Bella and Jane were known to be very pretty girls. So when a modelling competition came up, people were not surprised to find the sisters among the competitors.

For the competition, Bella had worn a shiny red gown that hugged her shape like a second skin and ended up at her mid thighs showing off her laps. While Jane had worn a blue flowery gown, embroidered with crystal-like stones that flowed down to her ankles. The judges had fallen in love with Jane's gown and smiles. Jane was declared the winner since she had the highest number of votes.

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Jane looks at the crowd with so much happiness. But when she catches her sister's eyes, she becomes scared of the darkness she sees behind them. She turns back towards the moderator and accepts the trophy. Her friend Nora, hugs her and congratulates her, "Hey baby girl, you did it!" Jane nods her head. Nora notices her friend is visibly scared as asks, "What's the problem, you look like you've seen a ghost". Jane tells Nora what she had seen. "Its my sister, she looked at me like she wanted to murder me". Nora assures her, "Don't be scared. She's not gonna do shit, c'mon let's go home".

On getting home, Jane is confronted by Bella. Bella pulls Jane's hair and screams to her face, "Hey, how dare you steal my spotlight huh?" Jane winces and tries to release her hair from Bella's firm hold. Jane's silence pisses Bella off. "So you are deaf now right? am gonna teach you a very good lesson". She storms out leaving Jane in tears. Jane goes over to her room and cries her eyes out.

Throughout the next week, Jane doesn't see any sign of her sister and becomes worried. Her parents assures her that she is probably at a friend's place.

Four days later, Jane is arrested by police officers while coming back from school. She is taken to the station. There, she meets her parents and Bella. Jane becomes confused and asks, "Mum, dad, what's going on?" Her dad replies her, "Some police officers came over to the house while you were at school, they claimed that someone gave them a tip that...." Her mum interrupts," The police searched the house and found heroin in your room. Jane when did you start doing drugs?" Jane is shocked," Mum, you know I can never do drugs, someone must have planted it there". Jane looks at Bella accusingly. Bella laughs and points at her saying, "You are a wonderful actor, always pretending to be the good child. You are now accusing me now that you've been exposed." she spoke with so much venom in her voice. They are interrupted by one of the police officers, "Don't worry, Investigations are still on going. We are going to know the truth soon enough. You all can go home except Jane, we are going to detain her till we know the full truth".

The next day Bella is arrested with four of her friends including Lucy. Apparently, the police had monitored her movements and had traced her to a friend's house, where they found more drugs. Bella confesses and apologizes to her parents and Jane, "Jane I'm so sorry for framing you up. I envied you, because I wanted all the attention to be on me. I always thought Mum and Dad loved you more than me and I became jealous. I framed you up to get you out of the picture. I'm so sorry please forgive me, I don't want to go to jail". Jane shakes her head in anger, "You are so immature. I've forgiven you but I hope you learn your lesson in jail so that when you come out, you'll become a better person".