Build up
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Selene’s pov
“ Hey darling… how are you feeling today?” My mother asked as soon as she saw me step out into the hallway.
I smiled, “ of course you know I surely feel good.
Especially for my sister, she delayed hers just to make sure we could get our gender reveal done on the same day.
How intentional of her to actually want to bond with her long lost sister.”
Her face was cold, and only when I tapped her shoulder did she get startled, and turned to me.
“ Yeah sure.. er.. yeah she did good. Just never sure of that girl you know, I always feel there is something crazy she is hiding, and i don't know why I feel it, but trust me I am not one to get these wrong assumptions.
It's just sad enough that I cannot properly place what exactly it is.”
She shrugged and I went mute.
She was actually becoming scary with this gimmick and it had gotten concerning.
But then again looking at the person in question, Liora seemed wholesomely genuine.
She didn't seem like one who would go out of her way to hurt me, i had seen the passion and joy in her heart when dealing with me.
It was sisterly love.
Mama has always never liked her, and maybe her intuition is messing her up.
I chuckled slightly.
“ All right then if you say so, we will just have to wait for the clock to roll forward enough till it's time for whatever it is to come under the light.”
She closed her eyes, and slowly opened them looking straight into my eyes.
“ Always know I mean the best for you, even when I may come off harsh, trust me I never mean to harm you.
Always my darling. All I want is the best for you over any other motherfucker!”
I nodded my head, I could actually feel what she felt
She proposed she wasn't ready to share a space with a girl she so much detested.
It had nothing to do with her life for me.
I shook my head and walked out of her presence while she slowly turned after me.
Standing for a while and staring at me as i walked away
The event had started, and just then it was time for her to make a speech.
It was all smiles, but deep down I prayed so hard she wouldn't try to disgrace Liora right in public.
She was capable of doing such.
She took hold of the microphone
“ Ladies and gentlemen of esteemed values who are invited here today are welcome.
As you can see here today, this is a gender reveal party. And while it will make sense for me to jump right into the business of the day, I refuse to do just that.”
There was silence in the crowd, and I reached out for Liora's hand.
“ Hey”
She turned to me, cold sweat breaking on her forehead and I swallowed a huge lump of saliva.
I held on to her hand tightly, as I anticipated the bombshell.
“ Apparently I have been able to house the devil under my own roof.
Who would have thought?”
There were faint murmurs in the crowd, but she continued.
“ And many might express disgust because they think I have a personal agenda against her or something like that, and honestly I will say yes I do have one.
And it is only right that I share what I have against her with the rest of the world, and let you all decide if I am either right or wrong in hating her to the core all this while.”
She cleared her throat.
“ The daughter of Jezebel by the name Liora came into my home without my consent, against my wishes and she is not here for any other reason but to ruin the fresh and happy marriage between my daughter Selene and her husband Darius.”
“ If you are here Liora then you come out and challenge everything I say here, and let the loser get all the hate and frustration from the whole world.
Liora, the child you are with, belongs to Darius.
Am I lying or not?”
I squinted my eyes at her, and scoffed.
“ This is an absolute joke right? Mother cannot be this serious about these allegations. Honestly she had to be kidding me right now i don't think she is really okay.”
I laughed, and raised Liora’s hand
“ Liora get up go and debunk that piece of s**t.
She may try to fabricate proofs but stand your ground.
Get up, I'm in support.”
I turned to meet her eyes widened in shock as she stared at me as though she had seen a ghost.
Darius also froze in his seat, sweat trickling down his forehead even in the cold .
I got up to look at Liora.
“ Hey Liora. She is lying, is she not? Get up and debunk that piece of s**t!
The crowd is already murmuring, they think it's real.”
She looked up to me slowly, and my jaw dropped just as my heart skipped a beat
“ No no Liora!
Wait Liora! Is.. is this true?”
I asked and she kept mute still staring at me, tear drops threatening to fall from her eyes.
I slowly dropped to my seat, and a few maids came rushing.
“ Wait a minute.
You all get your hands off me this instant!
Take your filthy hands off me immediately!!”
I yelled at the maids, and they took steps back
“ Talk to me Liora or I'll f*****g kill you!”
I yelled trying to rush at her, but I was held back by Darius who tried to shield her and just then I felt my heart break into pieces.
“ Darius, are you being serious right now?”
I asked as I felt my blood pressure drop drastically.
Liora now in a pool of tears, on her knees and trying to grasp my garment
I slowly got up, and dragged my garment away from her.
“ Don't touch me! You filthy thing!”
Now the tears had made their way out and I turned to Darius.
He had a sorry look on his face, but I was beyond shattered and I only nodded at him before I made my way out of the venue.
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