Anna walked down the streets of Chicago, precisely apple street 24 .She wore a flowery dress that reached her knees and a full on jacket that covered half her body in bage,her hair messed around. She thought silently of her situation of how mother destiny had played her for an utter fool,throwing her into warm hands of a masculine embrace only to tear it off when she was in dire need of some comfort.
She thought Luke was going to be her fullfilment,her new profound strength that she really needed,maybe even a great husband,but he failed the test. He was an outright pervert like all men she believed.
Life had given her so less which eventually disappeared into thin air ,first was her dear mother who was addicted to nicotine which obviously cleared her death sentence. She had pleaded with her to stop but the stubborn woman was hard headed like her daughter really and when she breathed her last, she was half prepared for the pain that ensued but what she wasn't really prepared for was the madness that followed,the juggling from one aunt to the other,from one orphanage to the other then to a daranged lunatic of a foster parent to a filthy rich couple who took her to Atlanta from the suburbans of Nairobi Kenya some would say luck but she'd call it crap the weirdos were gay which would explain her current beliefs.
All that was just the cake the icing iwas was her love life not to to mention the teenage crisis ,the boyfriend problem to be specific. she was suddenly woken from her trance by a figure in front of her. She looked up to see Belle's face and her stomach turned.
"Hi Anna are you okay?"Belle begun
Anna burst out into a laugh which Belle joined in shaking her head vigorously.
"Not bad!"Anna said getting the hold of herself
"Really? it actually felt real"
"Oh yeah you should think of becoming a professional actor see if the director will give you the role of the frog!"
"Ah there is the Anna I know"
They laughed again this time Anna looking at Belle and waiting for her favorite strike ,'the two faced viper' she thought
"I heard you broke up with Luke"Belle threw
"Oh yeah and you've come to rub it in I guess"she said turning away from her and fishing out a cigarette holder with a cigarette and lightning it
"Eh you know me I'm the good guy"
"Don't make me laugh"
"And since when did you start using cigarette holders it's cliché"
"Since I heard of cancer"
"Oh So using a holder is suddenly the vaccine"
"Don't start now Bee I'm not in the mood"
Belle tapped her back and stared at her searching for the pain but she couldn't see any 'time I stepped it up' she thought
"Anna let's go get a latte,
my treat"she said as she walked forward to a cafe across the street
"Why do I feel like I've just sealed my death sentence"she said as she hesitantly followed her .
They entered a cafe with the words Belle's ontop and as soon as they stepped into the lush sprawling floor inside the aromatic scent of bagels and coffee hit them.Belle lead the both of them to a table close to a window at the left corner and when the girl in the maids uniform at the counter she held her breath as she was serving a take out order Belle smiled and close behind her Anna whispered something vengeful at her cursing her arrogance . She sat opposite her at the table facing the door.
Belle was a simple figure with a complex mind as she often thought she was a blonde slim girl with brown as she had observed herself in the mirror this morning and apart from all that she believed she was kind,sweet good girl but though that's what she wanted to be she was a backstabber. She was the very Satan to Anna's life 'oh if only she knew' she thought staring at Anna's face.
A drenched plump lady with a checked apron came at their table holding a pen and a notebook
"What will you have miss?"she said
Belle looked at her and smiled warmly
"Relax Victoria this will be all over now go bring us a latte will you and don't beat yourself about it"
The lady walked away hesitantly as Anna eyed Belle
"Did she break a cup or something" Anna asked
"Worse "she said barely above a whisper "Anna tell me about Luke ?"
Anna looked at her searching 'what is she up to?'
"Well what is there to say he was a jerk oh and also he was a jerk"she said sarcastically
"Oh come on where was he from?"
"Well if you must know he was from Tucson."
"Wait so you were dating a guy from Arizona what did you guys talk about ?cactus?"
"Ah geez"
"No really come on seriously Arizona?"
"Well what can I say he was really cute in the beginning"
"In the beginning?"
"Yeah till I discovered he was a pervert"
Belle laughed at her as the latte was brought back and suddenly she had a buzzing on her thigh indicating a call only to find the caller ID empty she excused herself ,she came back a little bit later to find Anna with a make up kit on her hands
"Drama queen"she muttered
She deserved what she was preparing for her she thought as she sipped her latte and smiled as Anna did the same. She deserved to be alone for the acts she had committed. Belle had for several years had a boyfriend that is till por broken Anna joined the neighborhood,now Stefan couldn't stay away from why she's an orphan so what even turtles don't know their parents and they still a peaceful life. She suddenly went up in ranks from the weird nextdoor neighbor to the 'maybe-friend' ,to the friend to the best friend then to the lover where finally Stefan couldn't agree who he loved more the girlfriend or the best friend and then it was over just like that but eventually Anna broke up with Stefan for what she termed 'the wrong impression I was confused'
So Anna had to pay not only for her crushed heart but for vengeance if both were not the same thing.
So Belle smiled with the bed of roses she was preparing.
"So how did you find out?"
"What?"
"That he was cheating on you?"
"His text messages"
"Classic huh?"
"More like typical"
"With who?"
"Probably some bitch, didn't care to find out"
Belle started laughing at the top of her voice
"If it makes you feel any better I was the one sleeping with Luke"the words came of her tongue like a Melody she almost broke out into a song,she looked at Anna her appearance hadn't faltered it was still the same but she could bet her insides were crumbling down like a condemned building shattering her heart.
She laughed over and over again until Anna became amused 'oh she's a bigger idiot than I thought' she smiled.
Belle then her stomach growl cutting her menacing laugh
"You do realize I've won right"she said looking at Anna as she clutched her stomach that now pained like acid burning her insides.
"Well that's where you're wrong !"
"What?"
Suddenly the pain went up Belle's spine and she could feel heat coming up he throat. She fell down trying to fit the pieces together 'damn she's good'sh said as she fell down the cold floor and lost her vision as it became blurry.Anna neared her body
"I win!"she whispered into her ear softly
"you win!"she said as she closed her eyes and Anna momentarily flashed her crocodile tears to shout a no.