Chapter One


    Danie trembled with fear, her eyes wide in panic, as her knees burned with pain from kneeling on the


    marbled floor for hours. Warm tears fell in her cheeks, wetting her blouse.


    Angry pairs of eyes surrounded her as Justice, the first inmand to the mafia boss, snarled, "Tell


    me why I shouldn''t kill you now?" His voice was taunting, as he red at her with his deep brown eyes.


    Danie shivered as she muttered, "Because you won''t get your money if you kill me. Look, I will do


    anything okay? anything."


    Justiceughed hysterically. "Will you do anything? Mr. Somo, my boss, needs a virgin tonight but I


    know you are not so you don''t possibly have anything to offer," he snarled.


    Danie thought hard. Her life was at stake and she dared not offend the man in front of her. The


    hardness of the floor she had been kneeling on for so long made her knee painful. "Yes, I am not a


    virgin, but my sister is. I can get her to Mr. Somo."


    Justice gulped down a ss of vodka. His face was deadpanned, and his voice icy. "If she fails, you


    die. You don''t mess with me."


    Danie looked for a way to run but the mere presence of his bodyguards sent her defense on reverse.


    "And if she doesn''t? What if she seeds?" She said in a trembling voice, as she hugged her frame


    with her small hands.


    "Well, Mr. Somo pays very well. We will settle your debt, and give you back whatever is leftover,"


    Justice assured her and she believed him. Justice has always been a man of his words but also one to


    not mess with.


    He is so skilled at what he does, which makes his boss, Mr. Sommo to always trust his judgment.


    However, greed would always take Danie to him. She has been involved in all manner of devices


    because of him and due to her insatiable hunger for expensive things she can''t afford, she doesn''t want


    to stop.


    Danie grinned at his statement. "Alright. Tonight it is," she said, lifting herself from the floor and


    wobbled due to the pain in her knee. It''s not the first time she found herself in such a situation so she


    knew the pain would be long gone before the night.


    "And remember. If you fail, not even your corps would not be enough to pay," Justice warned before


    she hurried out of the door.


    Danie gave a smile that did not reach her eyes and took a cab home.


    From the door, Danie could smell freshly-baked muffins and instantly knew her sister was at it again.


    Her stomach roared in hunger and anxiety, as she made her way to the small kitchen to speak with her


    twin sister for the first time since their parents died two months ago.


    "Danica, can I have some of the muffins?"


    Danica''s eyes widened in shock. Her twin sister had never asked her for anything or epted anything


    from her. She treated her like an enemy and med her for her misfortunes. This sounded like a


    answered her prayers.


    "Why not?" Danica responded, cing some muffins before Danie with a ss of milk on the small


    dining table.


    "Thank you," she mumbled and started eating. Danica stared on in shock, startling Danie.


    "Are you going to watch me eat?" The former asked,pletely ufortable with her sister''s gaze.


    "No, I''m just surprised. You know, I''ve always wished for us to live like true sisters," Danica honestly


    said, shoving a strand of her brte hair behind her ear.


    Danie gazed at her sister with hopeful eyes. She knew what she was going to say would be rejected


    without a second thought but her life depended on it. It''s just going to be a one-night stand for Danica


    and Danie would be free. To her, it wasn''t a big deal.


    "Great. Why don''t youe to the pub with me tonight? A friend of mine is celebrating his birthday and


    he just wants people around."


    A frown appeared on Danica''s face. "I can''t go to the pub. You know mum and dad-"


    Danie cut her before she could finish her statement. "Enough, Danica, they are dead. Even after their


    death, you are still being obedient to their grave. You are always the angel and me, what am I?"


    Danie did not hide her anger.


    Danica was calm. She expected her sister to flip so it wasn''t a surprise when it happened. "Danie,


    you know they loved you just as much as they loved me. You just never gave them a chance and kept


    asking for things they couldn''t provide. There is more to life than expensive things, money and all. You


    know what, the best things in life, are for free. Look at the air you breathe, the life you have. You never


    paid for it and yet, you have it."


    Danie chuckled with disappointment. "Now you even talk like them. It''s like death is not enough to


    keep them away since and they are living their second life through you. Hearing you talk like this,


    seems like they are still here and I hate it," Danie yelled, pushing away the half te of muffins.


    "Look, Danie, you don''t have to stop eating your food. We can talk about this. Why don''t we go to


    church together? There is Bible study this evening. It would be a great way to spend the night."


    Danie grew more furious at the mention of Bible studies. Of course, she couldn''t tell her sister that


    her life was at stake and could only take her frustration on her. "Not another word, Danica, youe


    with me to the pub or you lose your sister. Choose now."


    Danica bit her lower lip. Did she spend every day praying for God to unite her with her sister for this?


    Growing up, she has always followed biblical standards. Her dresses not being too short, little or no


    make-up, praying every morning and evening, not forgetting short prayers during meal times. She read


    her bible regrly and went to church every Sunday and sometimes, mid-week bible studies.


    This is what their parents taught them. A strict and firm Christian foundation but unlike Danica, Danie


    was the ck sheep of the family. She did as she pleased and obeyed no rules. She even lost her


    virginity as soon as she turned sixteen, standing on the fact that thew permitted so at sixteen.


    With this contrast between them, the two sisters have lived like enemies. Things turned out worse


    when their parents died. Danie waspletely out of control and would go clubbing all night and be


    involved in all sorts of things, including borrowing money from the mafia, which she wasted on


    expensive shoes and bags.


    Danica has always tried to bring unity amongst them but it all fell on cold shoulders. She resorted to


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    prayer, as her parents did before, praying day and night, that a miracle would happen for Danie to be


    like her sister Danica. It seemed to Danica that God must have heard her prayers and that of herte


    parents wrongly. If not, he wouldn''t have put her into this situation.


    "On one condition," Danica said reluctantly.


    Danie''s eyes lit up. "What?"


    "That you would go to church with me on Sunday," Danica proposed defeatedly.