Their oldest sister was a witch of sorts
Not a flying witch with blood on her mouth
But a manipulative witch with venom in her heart
The entire family did not know how she turned out that way
Their mother said she was exactly like her paternal grandmother but it was a huge issue

Whenever their parents were not at home, she would starve all her younger ones
When they start crying due to hunger, she would give them bowls and tell them until their tears fill it up she wouldn't give them food
After so much torture, she would give them half their portions

claiming she gave some of their food to neighbors or fed it to their dog because it was hungry
They reported her to their parents so many times but the more they rebuked her, the more she grew more malicious towards her younger one
It got so bad that their mother bought plastic

plates where she dished the meal of each of the children so that their sister wouldn't be able to tamper with their food anymore
At that point, whole plates started disappearing from the unused stove where their mother kept their food
The person whose food got missing was usually

the one in the bad book of their sister for that moment
Soon they grew into teenagers
Their oldest sister and the one next to her went to an all girls secondary school
He and the last child went to an all boys secondary school
By the time their sister had outgrown the food thing

and graduated into telling lies and cheap blackmail
If she wanted you to do something for her and you refused, she would cook up a story about you to your friends and neighbours
She told everybody that her immediate younger sister was bedwetting because she looked prettier than

one sunday afternoon
She told everybody that he was a thief because he refused to borrow her his maths set and she told everybody their mother was having an affair when their mother beat her for breaking an expensive ceramic plate
There was a day she told their mother that she

saw her father kissing their neighbour's younger sister
Their mother went to meet the neighbour to discuss the issue
The neighbor insulted their mother
When their father got back home from the office, their mother transferred the aggression to him
They had a fight that day
It was

a terrible sight to see
Later that night, by the time her father got back home from the office she was outside the house waiting with another hot news
She told her father that while he was away, a man came home to see their mother, and the man went into the room with their mother

Their father became suspicious of the information
He knew his wife was not a cheat, they had been married for several years and he could vouch for her anywhere
When he got to the room, he told his wife what their daughter said
His wife got very alarmed and told him where she got

information about the kissing thing
The two of them invited into their room and made her serve punishment until late in the night
The next morning, her father told her mother that they must find a solution to her problem
That was how they started taking her from church to church

The pastors saw all sorts of visions
One called her an ogbanje
Another said it was the spirit of the ancestors
They did all sorts of prayers and deliverance
She didn't change
In their mother's assessment, she became worse
The one thing she had in her favor was her academics

It was a saving grace for her at that time as she gained admission into the university
Her parents heaved a sigh of relief when she eventually left home
She was also very glad to be gone
She hated the family she was born into for several reasons
There were too many children and

too little resources in her opinion
They could have been richer if their parents gave birth to only her or just two of them
How could two educated and enlightened teachers give birth to four children?
SHe had mentioned it to her mother once and instead of getting an explanation,

her mother slapped her
She always counted the days to when she would leave that house
The University was a good place for her to start all over
She chose her friends carefully
She wanted to befriend only the rich and connected
and she did
Her brilliance earned her a good rating

with the rich and lazy students
She finally found a place where she fitted right in
She told her rich friends she was an orphan
She said her family was very rich but relatives took over all their properties when her parents died in a motor accident
She said her poor late father's

younger brother adopted her and raised her
Her rich friends believed the story
One of them took a deep interest in her and practically adopted her as a sister
She met rich young men who were living in her friend's estate in Lagos
She began to put in motion her plan to marry her

way out of poverty
A companion of the wise is usually wise and a companion of fools is usually foolish
Her plan was to keep company with the rich and marry into good money
In her final year, she finally got what she wanted
A rich guy who studied abroad whose younger sister was

her close friend
She begged her best friend to convince her parents to stand in as her parents for the introduction
She was too ashamed of her parents to reveal them in any way
She had known her best friend for 4 years by this time and spent most of the holidays in her parent's

mansion
Everybody believed her "I am an orphan story" especially because no relative came looking for her on campus
She had told her parents not to bother visiting because she doesn't really have a room of her own
She told them a friend was sharing bed space with her in the femal

-e hostel and it was illegal
She went home once in a while to show them that she was still alive but she really didn't want anything to do with them
On the day of the introduction, her friend's parents stood in for her
The occasion was all bliss
Later that night, her friend's

mother got a visitor
The visitor told them they shouldn't have done the wedding they did the way they did it
The visitor said at least one of the lady's relatives ought to be present at the ceremony to fulfill all righteousness
The next day, her best friend's mother stylishly

asked her where she was from & all
She didn't suspect anything
The next day, her friend's mother set out to visit her foster parents
When she got there and introduced herself
She apologized for not carrying them along and told them about the introduction
Her parents were shocked

Her parents told her best friend's parent the whole truth
They told her they were not offended in any way, they just wanted what was best for their daughter
Her best friend's parent was shocked by what she heard
She couldn't believe her daughter's friend could be that mean to her

own parents
When she got home she called her daughter and her daughter's best friend
She told them what she discovered
Her daughter was shocked
Her daughter's best friend went to the room and packed her bags
She left without saying a word
Two weeks later, they saw the wedding