THE YOUNG MISS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE IS INSANELY SUAVE!

Ocean City, The Hovstad Residence, Year 20XX,

"Honey, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly pulsating? Come on, talk to me!" shouted Mr Henry Hovstad while descending the stairs. He was just coming out of the house with the intention of heading to his company when the sight of his wife passing out greeted him. He turned to the two kids who were staring at their mother unblinkingly and questioned fiercely. "Tell me what happened that instant!" His fierce bark of orders scared Ivy (one of the twins)so much that she flinched. Ariel, (the other twin) remained unfazed and immobile, with no intention of responding to him.

Ivy, her elder sister, mustered up her courage and finally began narrating. "We were just coming out to play when we saw mummy sitting there basking in the sun, so we decided to greet her. Ariel was leading the way while I was right behind her. When mummy turned and saw Ariel, she-she..."

"What happened thereafter? Speak!" Henry grew impatient and cut her off with her stuttering.

"She just widened her eyes and passed out" Ivy finished narrating. She was clearly pushing all the blame on Ariel while acting pitiful. What a two-faced kid! That's when Mr Henry woke up from his stupor and remembered that they had not called for an ambulance yet.

"What are you waiting for? Call an ambulance this instant!" he ordered the servants who had gathered around to watch the farce unfold. The servants immediately scattered.

The ambulance arrived just in time. Mr Henry picked his wife up and carried her princess style and boarded the ambulance with her. He did not forget to cast a sharp glance at Ariel. That, in other words, meant that he wasn't done with her yet.

Ivy returned to her room, leaving Ariel alone to be scrutinized by the servants who kept giving her weird glances. A discussion among the servants suddenly erupted.

"I heard that she is a jinx, everyone she comes into contact with always encounters misfortunes, so it's true?" one servant asked.

"I once met her while carrying a tray filled with food. Everything just crashed to the ground. Can you imagine that?" Another servant chimed in.

"I told you guys she was a jinx, but you didn't believe me. I don't know why Sir is still keeping her around, she should be thrown out!" Another one cursed.

Five-year-old Ariel just stood there and allowed them to rain insults on her. It was really sad, and it hurt so much, but what could she do? She was always called a jinx by everyone, and she had no one to defend her. She did not believe she was a jinx. She was just like any other kid. She wondered why people couldn't understand her. After sometime, she left for her room amidst the curses. She immediately burst into tears when she arrived in her room.

On the second floor of the Hovstad mansion, a figure could be seen watching all these through the window in glee. The figure was none other than Ariel's twin sister, Ivy. Seeing Ariel get humiliated, Ivy felt really thrilled. She curled her lips in ridicule. "Ariel, Oh, Ariel, don't blame me. Everything here is supposed to be mine. Mummy, daddy and even my brothers, they should all be mine, So don't blame me for being ruthless." Ivy muttered viciously. Ivy had always felt inferior to Ariel, especially since Ariel was way prettier than her, and also the fact that almost everyone wanted to pamper and care for Ariel. What about her? She always remained unseen, so the spark of jealousy turned to hatred. She started sowing discord between the brothers and Ariel. The brothers all began to hate Ariel. Ivy, on the other hand, was hopeful that her brothers would pay attention to her. She was slapped hard in the face by reality, since no brother of hers had the intention of doting on her.