A Real Counterfeit

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From day one of elder sis' (ES) explosive revelations about how little bratty sis (BS) publicly humiliated her, people's outrage and condemnation towards BS seem unstoppable. The public was on fire - social networking sites, online publications, showbiz blogsites, name it, BS was condemned in it. People shared stories and their own personal encounters with BS, stories that were everything but desirable.

Someone in her circle shared how BS' personal assistant (PA) was so badly treated that BS would starve her, enslave her, and even accused her of stealing her ring that was a gift from her boyfriend. But when the ring was finally found just lying elsewhere, BS just shrugged it off - no apologies to PA, no remorse at all.

When BS got sick, that PA was the one who took care of her, since nobody else would want to. But when BS recovered, she eventually fired her. Poor PA went to ES for comfort, and ES took custody of her without question.

BS' treatment of her fans is no different either. At her best, BS would bring out a forced smile when fans would request her to pose for pictures. But when that was finished, she would revert back to her "annoyed & unapproachable" look, so that fans would "read" the message and behave. Same goes when she's on tv - as she seems to have perfected the art of bluffing. BS wanted to use this art to her advantage when she won an award recently. Probably thinking that it will help soften the public ire on her, she dedicated the award to ES. But everyone knows she just achieved the opposite as people's reactions turned more violent.

All told, the sisters' opposite personalities have become very telling by the day, as each and every detail of their lives is uncovered. If there's one thing to comfort the aggrieved ES, it is the public's outpouring sympathy she has unwittingly generated. As for BS - if angry words can kill, she would have been lying down there from day one.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. - Desmond Tutu