Chapter 17

Selena

The doorbell rang and I opened the door to let my guest in. We sat on the exquisite lounge sofa in my living room across from each other.

She greeted me with a hug as she handed me over my favorite pastries from "Bake and Dough", my favorite bakery and patisserie in the city. I took it and placed it on the coffee table in front of the sofa. I tried acting as natural as I could keeping my rage and anger under wraps for now.

Sabrina Mallik, my dear little cousin, is brown, tall, and beautiful. People said she looked a little like me the way she smiles and how natural she is in front of the camera. However, I had a different perspective about it, she did resemble me a bit through her eyes and smile but nothing else. In contrast to my long curly brown hair, she has jet black straight hair and I had natural curves but she has a lean build with little curves and she had jet black eyes where mine were hazel brown.

Anyway, she's an aspiring actor and started working in the industry 3 years ago and has earned quite fame nowadays.

I still couldn't believe my dear little cousin was behind everything that happened to me and my downfall. I wanted to play along for a little longer but it was getting difficult for me to stop myself from strangling her right there.

So I dropped the act and asked her while dropping my voice to a colder tone that can send chills to people surrounding me when I am angry and people who knew me well, knew they should maintain a safe distance from me when I am temperamental.

I bet Sabrina was shit scared before she composed herself and tried to carry on her sweet little sister act, She asked in her sweet voice-" What happened Di? (Indians address their older sisters as Didi/ Di for short form.)"

I said again… Why did you do that Sabrina?

She flinched at my harsh and cold tone and kept looking at me like I was accusing an innocent child of a crime. I did treat her as a child until a few hours ago, for God's sake, she is 7 years younger than me and I have seen her growing up in front of me.

I had enough of this, so I told her I know the girl in the video is her, and she has framed me in this. She was shocked at first but started laughing later… and then dropped her act as well.

Well... I am impressed, Selena. She addressed me by my first name only, you are still the smart ass I know. I thought you might have gone nuts losing everything you made with hard work and dedication... she said. The way she said hard work and dedication with so much venom dripping her tongue, gives me a feeling that she wonders how I succeeded.

Did this little piece of annoyance think I got my name, fame, and success out of sheer luck?

Do you have proof... do you think people would believe you? You aren't the goddess you were... anymore Selena!!! I have tons of such videos and pictures of you doing similar shit and I can't wait to share them with everyone, she said.

Why did you do that, what did I ever do to you to earn this much hate from you Sabrina? Or do you just do it out of pure jealousy??? I asked.