As she goated me towards the dining area, I was greeted with a mixture of genuinely warm smiles and ones that masks deep hatred and cruelty within one's heart.
After exchanging pleasantries, I sat down glancing at my food pondering if, it is laced with poison. Being, the precautious person that I am, I swiftly turned to my Aunt Sheila and said "Ma , as the elder one you should have a bite first, after you then me, na?".
She didn't realise the hidden meaning behind my words that were disguised perfectly with fillal piety and, love hiding the putrid stench of my disgust and hatred for her.
"Ah yes Beta, anything for you! ". She took a bite from my plate and, sang praises of the lies that I concocted like my son is the best, he will sacrifice anything for me and more. I had the urge to roll my eyes and say more like your live, cunning old lady.
After, being relieved that my life is not endangered by any of "relatives" did I consume the food, though it was not laced with poison it definitely was laced with hidden agenda and fake love.
I ascended to my room in this very palace that riddled with legends and traditions that was tainted with corrupt hearts.
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Romantic Revenge
RomanceWhat's a romance without an ounce of revenge in it? A revenge like no other, which gave birth to a sweet romance. Aditya, the protagonist who struggles everyday to live in a house filled with lies and scheming relatives who are baiting for his weal...
