7 Sins | Envy

"Look at the ring she bought! We're getting married, Sara! We're buying a house! Stupid... if only she could see her husband pant when he sleeps with me."

— Are you leaving?

— Yes. I have things to do. Thank you for everything.

— Anytime, Sara.

As she left the room Sara took her purse and fur coat.

— Perfect…

She looked once more at the small camera she had hidden in the room and saw each of the "disgusting" photographs as she watched her own body being penetrated by Robert, her best friend's husband.

— Julia?

— Yes, Sara, what is it? You sound weird.

— We need to talk, I was at your house this morning and... I witnessed something horrible.

— It can't be! See you at the usual place in 20.

On the other end of the phone the call had been cut off. "Perfect," thought Sara. "Now I just edit them a little and show them to Julia." He kept the camera and crossed the street to his own house. Sara and Julia were friends since they were kids, or so I thought the second one. The truth is that Sara never put up with her, she always saw her so happy, so full of life and she was always overwhelmed by the things that happened around her "disgusting..." she thought of those moments.

— Perfect…

I had done well to have taken those courses in digital publishing. In a matter of ten minutes he cut his face off and planted another girl's face off the Internet. He applied masks, a filter, color adjustments and he was ready. The best setup ever made.

— I can't wait to see his face.

They had grown up together since they were little girls. His parents, who were in high school together, had since become inseparable. For both of them, their marriages had been almost on a par and from the fruit of these loves two little ones were born, however, Sara's case had been more special, her birth had almost cost her her life, but instead she had taken the life of who could have been her sister. The doctor could only remove one body from his mother's womb, the other one came out of there in pieces and through a tube.

— I'm on my way! See you in five!

On the phone Julia seemed very upset, if she was already like that she didn't want to imagine her face when she saw that, thinking about it made her laugh but she knew she had to control herself and stay calm or her plan would go down in flames.

— Hi, Julia!

As soon as she entered the establishment, she saw her friend sitting in the back. Her expression didn't look good and Sara couldn't help but laugh. He walked quickly and after a kiss on the cheek he sat down to talk about what had happened.

— So? What's going on? What's so important?

Sara stared at her for a few minutes.

— Julia…

— Tell me about it, woman!

Julia was getting impatient. Sara, on the other hand, had long ago only to create more tension between the two. In a few minutes that marriage would come to an end and he wouldn't have to see that stupid smiling face that made him so sick.

— Your husband, Julia, is unfaithful to you.

— What?!

— I found him in your own house, fornicating with a stranger.

— …

Julia's face had turned pale. The words had hit her like an anvil on her head and Sara tried to stay calm, inside she was dying to burst into laughter but had to control herself, if she only smiled she would damage everything she had planned for so long.

— It can't be true....

I'm sorry, Julia, but it's true. When I walk into the house, I hear strange noises. At first I thought I was a thief but when I went up to the second floor and saw the door of your room open I thought wrong. So I took out my cell phone and prepared myself with the camera to take a compromising picture.

— That son of a bitch....

It was done, Julia's face could not be more perfect, a mixture of anger, fear and pain was evident in the lost look that was framed in her eyes. Now all that remained was to show the images and goodbye marriage, goodbye happy ending, goodbye smiling girl.

— Here I brought my cell phone, I have the images....

— Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... I can't believe he...

— What's?

"Why are you laughing? I don't understand..." Sara thought as she saw her friend's somewhat strange reaction. I hadn't even given him a chance to show the picture.

— Sara, do you really think I don't realize the things my husband does?

Those words had struck him. "Don't you mind?" He thought as his face whitened and turned pale at the sound of it all.

— But you don't care about Julia?!

— Do I care about Sara! But from the beginning this marriage was full of discontent. I never told you, but it was my father's doing that I married Robert.

— And why would you do that?

— Interests. Robert's family, as you saw in the summer we went to the coast, is a very wealthy family. I didn't want to get married but when I saw the cars, when he bought the house and I helped you get yours right in front of me and I got the material things I wanted most I knew I could handle all this. Besides... here between us... I've been unfaithful to him too.

I couldn't believe it. Sara was speechless listening to that story. "She's a fucking bitch." To think she had planned so much for nothing, to think she had to give her body a few times to her friend's husband to get a chance to ruin that marriage, all for nothing.

— Julia by the nails of Christ!

— What? I'm not as stupid as most people think I am. Ever since Robert and I got married I've always been struck by his best friend, Tulio, but you know, he doesn't gossip about anyone's best friend. However, a month ago I began to realize what was happening and so I decided to do the same. What's the same is not cheating and I think it's the best decision I've ever made, Tulio is a loving person.

— But what about... What about your marriage?

— It'll be over. What can I do? After all, I don't care.... The goods are divided. It hurts me to think that I spent so much time on this to end up like this, but what the hell! I can survive on whatever I leave the divorce.

Sara was stunned, she could not contain what she now hated about that woman. "So much for nothing... so much for nothing." His plan was ruined. That woman had done it again. "How can anyone care so little about an infidelity like that? She's a bitch, a fucking bitch."

W— ell, friend, I'll always be there to help you with whatever you need.

I was full of anger but Sara had to continue being Julia's perfect friend. Now I had no idea what to do and I had to think of something.

— Hey, watch out!

In the street, a man screamed just as he was being hit by a car.

— What danger there is in this society....

— yes…

Sara was still looking out the window of the restaurant and a macabre idea had occurred to her: "Was it an accident? Yeah.... that would be it." That's when the only solution crossed his mind. A solution that would forever turn off the light on Julia's face.

— Would you like to take a walk, Julia? So let's go to my place and talk about this a little better.

— Of course! I have some free time and... here between us, the new waiter at the restaurant doesn't give me a good feeling. Let's get out of here.

They walked along a few avenues and passed through the park as they talked about trivial issues, Sara looking around. "A green light... where... " The streets were crowded and it was the perfect opportunity, I had to be alert.

— Here's my purse... I'm going to buy something in this store.

— It's okay.

Sara kept looking around. It could be anywhere, rush hour was approaching, and cars were starting to get more busy at that time.

— Ma'am, may I have a handout?

A boy came over and stretched out his arm to ask Sara for money. At that moment, an idea came to her and she smiled at the boy who was looking at her strangely.

— Julia! Julia!

Sara rushed into the store, carrying nothing in her hands.

— What's going on?!

— I've been robbed! Run, he's just a kid!

— My bag!

They both ran out of the tent and Julia was looking in both directions of the tent.

— Which way did Sara go?!

— Over there!

— Wait! Police! A thief!

At the end of the street, the little boy carried on his arm the handbags that a woman had lovingly given him. He turned his eyes and saw the silhouettes of people running in his direction.

— Stop thief! Stop!

The boy was surprised to see that pack of people and, frightened, ran quickly through the streets of the city.

— Run, Julia, catch up with him!

— Stop! Stop!

The boy crossed 4th Avenue and tripped in the middle of the street. Julia's bag fell to the ground and the boy preferred to leave it there and continue running, fearing that those people would beat him or even worse imprison him for something he had been given very kindly.

— My bag!

At that very moment Julia was crossing the street. Quickly the breeze changed course and with it the traffic light went from an incandescent red to a very full of green life.

— Julia!

Everything had been so fast. The cars accelerating, Julia taking her bag in the middle of the road and the cold, sharp bump of a silver minivan from the bumper.

— No! Julia!

Sara ran as fast as she could. Julia was lying on the ground barely able to breathe. His leg was shattered and from his head squirts and squirts of warm, thick blood flowed from his being. The curious glances were peeping out and in the distance there was the sound of an ambulance beeping.

— Julia! No way!

Sara bent down and tried to lift her partner just a little bit. Her hands were stained with blood and Julia stared into his eyes as she moved her right hand to touch her friend's face.

— Sa... Sara.

— Don't talk, Julia...

— friend…

Sara hugged her tightly and trembled as she wept over the tragedy that was unfolding as she slowly moved her face closer to hers and put her mouth close to her ear. Hardly a whisper that only Julia could hear was heard.

— Friends... friends... you're an illusion... a fucking bitch.

Julia opened her eyes and in her agony and pain she was surprised by everything she heard. I couldn't believe it.

— All these years of watching you be the perfect daughter, the woman I loved most and the ideal wife. You disgust me... you always disgusted me.
Look at you now. What are you gonna do? Die? It's for the best, the garbage as you deserve it. Filthy... sow...

Inside her being Sara laughed, it was a victory for her, she felt fulfilled by all that. Though the plan had not worked out as he hoped it would, he had succeeded in getting an even better job done, instead of killing her from within he had managed to wipe her from this world. It was only a matter of minutes before it came true.

— Sa... sa...

— Get some sleep, Julia... you've done enough with existing for so long.

Sara placed Julia's fragile and already a bit cold body on the floor, got up and saw how the ambulance was already on the scene. "Too late..." he thought as he looked Julia in the eye.

— Please everyone clear the place out. We need to attend to the citizen.

Sara walked among the people, crossed the street, crossed the fourth avenue and felt the cold evening breeze touch her skin. She felt alive, liberated. But from that moment on, something happened inside him. The many people who in one way or another seemed to him to be despicable beings were going to have to suffer a little or suffer the same fate as the one I once called "friend.