Fame, Family, Fatal…
Daniel Darwisy
Sisterhood is not for them…
Certain people do not deserve to live longer in this world. They were
born just to make other people’s life screwed just for their own happiness.
Nina and Nita. They were twins. Both of them were pretty, smart,
seductive and had their own personality. Somehow, there’s something between
them which made them not close like other twins. Nina is a model and Nita is just
an ordinary girl. When they were still at school, Nita envied to Nina when her
twin had to commute from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur every week to fulfil her schedule
as a teen model.
When they were small, they used to be very close. They shared the same
room, clothes even toiletries. Somehow, when they started growing up, they did
not like that anymore. Even now, Nina doesn’t want to make friends with Nita’s
friends and so is Nita. Envious to each others is normal to them. Just like
Athena and Medusa.
So, on a not so fine day, Nina drove back to Ipoh while cursing herself.
“Shit! It’s too late. How am I going to attend Syasya’s birthday party
tonight? It’s already seven.”
“Do you have to go? You are tired, right. Don’t push yourself, Nina.”
Nita tried to calm her sister.
“Screw my tiredness. Party is my stuffs. Just shut your mouth, Nita.”
Nita silenced her mouth. She knew about Nina too much. Her twin never
wanted to lose. Yes, Nita always be a loser. Since Nina was small, she was
never be blamed when she did anything wrong. Everyone will be blaming to Nita.
Who on earth can survive this?
Nina stopped at the roadside. She hurriedly searched for something inside
her LV handbag. She then took out a sachet which contained a white powder. She
poured the powder it on her hand and swallow it.
“What the hell was that?”
“You didn’t see anything, remember.” Nina warned Nita with a high voice.
Nita’s mouth was locked again.
“Is that drugs?”
“Shut the fuck up, Nita. You just didn’t see anything.”
Nita was confused-or maybe it was more accurate to say she was curious.
She never thought that Nina would go this far. Where’s Nina she knows when they
are still in a young age?
“Remember that?”
Nita nod.
“Hi, Nina.”
“Adi, can you come later than this?” Nina replied it sarcastically.
“I’m sorry, Nina. Massive Traffic jam.”
Nina grunting fiercely. “Traffic, your ass. Since when Ipoh faced
terrible traffic? Lame excuses.”
Adi surrendered. Not because he’s a weak guy but he was already tired
with Nina’s bossy attitude. Just because she is older a year than him, she
treats Adi like a pet. Never showed any form of respect.
“So, what’s the issue here? I’m busy, okay. I have to go back to KL
tonight. Photoshoot at nine o’ clock.”
“Nina, can we talk?”
“We are.”
“I mean, as us. You are always with your modelling world. Don’t you have
any free time for us. I mean, to plan our destiny. Our future.”
“So, this is your intention? Look, Adi. I am Nina Amarietta. All
Malaysians even Asians know me. I still want more. I’m hungry for fame. I want
to be like my idol, Miranda Kerr. You’ve got to know it. So, please understand
me.”
Nina walked away leaving Adi behind her. She didn’t think this is the
best time to think about her future. She is still young. She is just 21 this
year. What the hell was Adi thinking? If she knew that Adi can be that pushy,
she would have never approached him four years ago.
But there was something Adi didn’t know. At first place, Nina didn’t have
any special feelings towards Adi. Somehow, after she knew that Nita had a crush
on him, Nina felt very unhappy. Then she set a trap to seduce Adi. After Adi
knew that there was a very beautiful model who had a crush on him, he was
flattered and they declared themselves as a happy loving couple. Leaving Nita
devastated.
That was also one of Nina’s hunger other than fame. She was ‘hungry’ to
see Nita’s life ruined. She felt very uneasy when she sees Nita feeling happy.
To her, she should be the one and only one where the society looks up to. Not
Nita, a normal and unhotstuff girl.
Despite her glorious modelling job, Nina never felt satisfied with what
she has. It’s like a mental sickness.
“So how are you and Adi?” asks Nita when she accompany Nina to KL that
night.
“He’s annoying as hell. I don’t know what he is thinking. He really
thinks I’m gonna marry him. Ugh! No!”
Nita’s fire of anger started raging. How can
Nina couple up with Adi for four fucking years without any intention of marrying
him? Does she know that Nita was hungry for Adi’s love during that period of
time? But, Nina knew that, somehow she still want him anyway.
Nina swallowed some more white powder which she usually takes it. Three
hours of exhibition makes her tired as hell and crazy. She is used to it but
somehow she is still a human and not a machine. Needs rest and space for
herself. But sometimes, her schedule is just be too pack.
“Are you okay, Nina?” asks Francis, her producer.
“Don’t bother with it, Fran. I’m just fine. Just a little bit of
tiredness.”
“Come on, Nina. Don’t pushed yourself. I am just afraid that you can’t
give the best performance.”
“No, no. I’m great. I’m just being good. Don’t worry, Francis.”
Nina lied. She can feel that her breath was uncontrollable. Which mean
she don’t have enough rest. But this is Nina Amarietta. Never backs off unless
she collapses.
“So, Nina. You will be the first runner-up. Can you?” Erry, the event
organiser was briefing Nina.
Fuck! That word suddenly popped out of Nina’s mind. But nevermind. She
will do it.
When she walked on the runway, she felt that her head was so heavy. Its
like all around her was swirling. Her steps were also unsteady. The crowd was
starting to feel weird.
Three seconds later, Nina collapsed on the
runway.
Nina was in comma. She had been admitted at KPJ Ipoh Specialist Centre
due to drug overdose. Now, the whole nationwide knows that the famous model,
Nina Amarietta actually was a drug user. Somehow, her producer Francis was
already bribing media not to cover up that story.
“We need to find the double. Immediately. Nina is a star. We must to find
someone like her…”
“But how? My daughter is dying and you prioritize your stupid show.” The
twins mother, Madam Kartini was rising her voice.
Suddenly, Francis eyes glued on Nita. A sly smile suddenly shaped on his
lips.
“Nita, will you?”
Nita was surprised and shocked. Between
reality and dream. She was confused.
That day, Nita promised to meet up with her old friend at AEON Station
18, Ipoh. It has been a long time she didn’t met with that person. Fiesa, her
old friend. They were classmates at school before. And what makes them closer,
Fiesa was Adi’s ex-girlfriend. Interesting, huh?
“Wow, looks like you follow Nina’s footsteps. How’s your modelling life?”
“Hectic. I can’t believe how Nina can stand all this.”
“How’s she and Adi? Good?”
Nita’s smile turned to a linear line. It’s difficult to tell someone that
their ex’s was in a trouble.
“You know Nina right, Fiesa.”
Fiesa was grunting. She got what Nita wanted to say actually. Suddenly,
an idea popped out from her head.
“Aren’t you tired being bullied by her? I mean, like this. You are always
overshadowed by her. Always lose on her hand. Never given any chance to expose
yourself. Everyone knows Nina. So, don’t you envy her?”
Nita just stared into her glass of orange juice. She can’t deny that
there’s a truth which lies beneath Fiesa’s words. She has to admit the truth.
“Nita? Don’t you?”
Nita burst into tears. Maybe now she is standing on the same level as
Nina. But not enough to become more famous than her. Nina is a huge name in the
modelling industry. Nita is just nothing. That was Nita’s hunger. Attention and
popularity. Like what Nina have. Like what Nina was showered since young.
“Why don’t you finish her life? Like, kill her?”
“What are you talking, Fiesa? What were you thinking? I can’t do that.
She’s my sister. She’s still my family…”
“Nita, she broke your heart. Always. Think about it. You will never
regret about it.”
“Shut your mouth, Fiesa. If I really want to do it, I would have done it
a year ago. Not because of your fucking advice.”
Fiesa was silent. Nita calmed herself down.
Yes, Nina is annoying. But she still believes in God not to do that sort of
things.
Nina threw the fashion magazine out of her room window. She can’t take
this anymore. This is too much. It’s a humiliation to a famous model like Nina
Amarietta. The one who was supposed to be a cover girl for that mag, is her.
Not fugly Nita Amarienna.
As she was awake from comma, she got the news that Nita had already got
her job to make a ‘Golden Runway’, a very prestigious fashion show. One of
Nina’s hunger. Somehow Nita got it.
And what made Nina lose her patience was that there’s a fan club of Nita
which claimed Nita looks like Kate Upton. It was written in all fashion
magazine. Come on, she was also once been called ‘Malaysia Version of Miranda
Kerr’. No one ever cared at that time.
Nina bit her lips harder. In her mind, she was thinking how to ruin
Nita’s career down to earth. She can’t let Nita win this game. Nita Amarienna
cannot be popular. Cannot be glamour. It’s hers.
21 years she lived, this is the biggest humiliation she ever got. Or
maybe it was the first time. Now all of her fans had turned to become a die
hard fan of Nita. How dare that bitch!
‘Finish her, Nina.’
‘No, Nina. It would be so mean.”
‘Who cares? She ruined your career.’
‘Okay. Then do something to ruin her life back.’
Nina smiled with her mind full of bad plans.
That day, there will be an event at Syuen Hotel. Nina dressed up in a
bright red flamenco dress. Her hair was tied neatly and lied on her shoulder.
She looked really drop dead gorgeous.
But when she looked at Nita’s dress, her self-esteem suddenly fell onto
the earth. Nita dressed in a very glittering bluish white Greek goddess style
dress. Her hair was untie and her face was with a very less makeup.
They decided to go to the event together. Plus, Nita said that she was
very unused to this sort of event. So, Nina thought this is the best time to
give Nita a lesson. A lesson of a lifetime.
They arrived there. When they walked along the entrance, all reporters
and fans flocked around Nita, and not Nina. What made Nina felt ashamed was,
one of the reporter pushed her hard like they barely know her.
This can’t happened. Yes, it happened. But not long.
During the event, Nita got all the crowd’s attention. Everyone kept
asking her about her life, modelling career and also her love story. Leaving
Nina like a stupid douchebag behind. The wheels were just rolling.
When Nita lost in the crowd, Nina slowly walked towards behind her back.
She will do her plan. She stepped on Nita’s dress until it teared. Then slowly,
she tore it at Nita’s back. Then, she walked away like nothing happened.
“Tore. Nita’s dress was teared.” Someone screamed it out loud. Made Nina
really want to laugh out loud.
The camera and spotlight started focusing on Nita. Everyone was laughing
and yelling. Including Nina. She was satisfied with what she had just done.
Despite the fact that Nita is her sister, she loved this situation.
Nita ran across the hall with tears. She felt really humiliated.
The next morning, on the frontpage of all national newspapers it was a
headline.
“NITA AMARIENNA, TORN DRESS AND FANCY HUMILIATION”
Nina laughed really out loud during that
time.
