Chapter 4: Big Sister Blues
"Come on daddy I would be absolutely perfect for this part! Besides I doubt any of those other girls are even half as pretty as me!" Shana whined at the dinner table.
"Or half as stupid…" her younger sister Meru quipped.
"Daddy!" Shana whined louder and pointed at Meru.
"Meru stop antagonizing you sister…" Mr. Lavitz grumbled, never looking up from his paper. Lavitz just happened to be the director of the famed Final Fantasy project and Shana and Meru were his daughters.
"Daddy you know I'm perfect for the part…even mother said so!"
"If I cared what you're mother thought I'd still be married to her." He said simply, turning the page of the newspaper.
"I don't know why you'd want to play a stupid part in some game. Besides, everyone knows that the part you're going for is always the most hated character in the game."
"Says who!"
"People cheered when Aeris kicked the bucket and I can assure you it'll be twice great when you do. In fact I'll be leading the parade!" Meru sneered.
"You're just jealous!" Shana admired herself in her reflection in her butter knife.
"Hardly…" Meru pushed the peas around on her plate so it looked like she had eaten them.
" Daddy I want to be in that game! I want it! I want it! I want it!" she was really quite annoying when she was like this, make that really annoying. Because of this her father gave her everything she wanted. Not because she was his favorite, but because he just wanted her to shut the hell up.
"Fine! You want to be in the game…the part is yours…"
Shana smiled widely; Meru rolled her eyes.
"But only if you're sister plays a part too…"
Shana gasped in horror; Meru choked on her baby carrots.
"What?!" Meru screamed.
"Daddy this isn't Ten Things I Hate About You, you can't do this to me!"
"I can and I will. If your sister isn't in the game than neither are you and that's final."
Mr. Lavitz smirked to himself. He was a genius. Now all the whining and gripping and bickering would be between the two of them and he could go on reading his paper in peace. Shana was at the point of tears. She threw down her napkin and stormed out of the room. Although Meru despised her older sister more than life itself, she did feel bad. She knew how much Shana wanted this part and how much she herself didn't want one. A pain began to grow inside her, some sinking bad feeling. What's it called…you know that feeling where you feel responsible for someone else's suffering…oh yeah…guilt. So, Meru swallowed her pride and venture up to Shana's room with a bowl of ice cream, fat free of course.
"It's not fair" Shana sniffled "I'm the star! Who's going to notice me with your chubby face taking up the screen? That's if you have the heart to take the part in the first place." She blew her nose into a hanky, the sound similar to that of a foghorn. Meru gulped down, repressing her rage and forced out a smile.
"Now now you're just upset, I know you don't mean that…"
"Yes I do!" she cried. Meru gritted her teeth.
"I wouldn't say such nasty things seeing as how I'm your only chance to even become a second rate actress." Shana stopped crying enough so realize she was going to have to kiss some major ass now. She dropped to the floor and bowed at Meru's feet.
"Oh please Meru you just gotta do this for me. Can't you be unselfish for just once in your life?" someone needed to tell her she was horrible at kissing up.
"You're really pushing it…"
"Ok ok if you do this for me I'll…"
"You'll switch rooms with me" Meru smiled wickedly.
"But my room is bigger with the canopy bed and the veranda looking out over the city…"
"I know"
"But…"
"Do you want the part or not?" Shana's lip quivered. She was being forced to give up her room, fit for a princess, to a lowly peasant.
"Fine, fine! It's yours!"
"Nice doing business with you!" Meru pushed Shana away from her, proud that for once she had some power over her.
"I hate you…" Shana grumbled under her breath.
"Oh and I wouldn't piss me off if I were you cause I can walk off the set anytime I want." She sneered once more, laughing evilly in a mock demonic tone as she left the room.
"Come on daddy I would be absolutely perfect for this part! Besides I doubt any of those other girls are even half as pretty as me!" Shana whined at the dinner table.
"Or half as stupid…" her younger sister Meru quipped.
"Daddy!" Shana whined louder and pointed at Meru.
"Meru stop antagonizing you sister…" Mr. Lavitz grumbled, never looking up from his paper. Lavitz just happened to be the director of the famed Final Fantasy project and Shana and Meru were his daughters.
"Daddy you know I'm perfect for the part…even mother said so!"
"If I cared what you're mother thought I'd still be married to her." He said simply, turning the page of the newspaper.
"I don't know why you'd want to play a stupid part in some game. Besides, everyone knows that the part you're going for is always the most hated character in the game."
"Says who!"
"People cheered when Aeris kicked the bucket and I can assure you it'll be twice great when you do. In fact I'll be leading the parade!" Meru sneered.
"You're just jealous!" Shana admired herself in her reflection in her butter knife.
"Hardly…" Meru pushed the peas around on her plate so it looked like she had eaten them.
" Daddy I want to be in that game! I want it! I want it! I want it!" she was really quite annoying when she was like this, make that really annoying. Because of this her father gave her everything she wanted. Not because she was his favorite, but because he just wanted her to shut the hell up.
"Fine! You want to be in the game…the part is yours…"
Shana smiled widely; Meru rolled her eyes.
"But only if you're sister plays a part too…"
Shana gasped in horror; Meru choked on her baby carrots.
"What?!" Meru screamed.
"Daddy this isn't Ten Things I Hate About You, you can't do this to me!"
"I can and I will. If your sister isn't in the game than neither are you and that's final."
Mr. Lavitz smirked to himself. He was a genius. Now all the whining and gripping and bickering would be between the two of them and he could go on reading his paper in peace. Shana was at the point of tears. She threw down her napkin and stormed out of the room. Although Meru despised her older sister more than life itself, she did feel bad. She knew how much Shana wanted this part and how much she herself didn't want one. A pain began to grow inside her, some sinking bad feeling. What's it called…you know that feeling where you feel responsible for someone else's suffering…oh yeah…guilt. So, Meru swallowed her pride and venture up to Shana's room with a bowl of ice cream, fat free of course.
"It's not fair" Shana sniffled "I'm the star! Who's going to notice me with your chubby face taking up the screen? That's if you have the heart to take the part in the first place." She blew her nose into a hanky, the sound similar to that of a foghorn. Meru gulped down, repressing her rage and forced out a smile.
"Now now you're just upset, I know you don't mean that…"
"Yes I do!" she cried. Meru gritted her teeth.
"I wouldn't say such nasty things seeing as how I'm your only chance to even become a second rate actress." Shana stopped crying enough so realize she was going to have to kiss some major ass now. She dropped to the floor and bowed at Meru's feet.
"Oh please Meru you just gotta do this for me. Can't you be unselfish for just once in your life?" someone needed to tell her she was horrible at kissing up.
"You're really pushing it…"
"Ok ok if you do this for me I'll…"
"You'll switch rooms with me" Meru smiled wickedly.
"But my room is bigger with the canopy bed and the veranda looking out over the city…"
"I know"
"But…"
"Do you want the part or not?" Shana's lip quivered. She was being forced to give up her room, fit for a princess, to a lowly peasant.
"Fine, fine! It's yours!"
"Nice doing business with you!" Meru pushed Shana away from her, proud that for once she had some power over her.
"I hate you…" Shana grumbled under her breath.
"Oh and I wouldn't piss me off if I were you cause I can walk off the set anytime I want." She sneered once more, laughing evilly in a mock demonic tone as she left the room.