Sisters No More

Chapter 3: Backlash (Callie)

I couldn't believe it. Marie had posted that fake video all over social media. Everyone and their mother had watched it by now. And a vide of me trying to kill Marie is obviously going to bring a lot of controversies. I decided to look at the comments and as I expected, there were thousands and thousands of comments against me. 

"Who would do this to their own cousin?"

"What a monster!"

"It seems fake, but it looks so real!"

"Come on guys, it IS fake!" That comment came from Agent 4, one of the few people defending me. Nobody else knew that it was fake, except Sheldon and Octavio.

Then I heard someone come in the door. I went downstairs as Marie walked in. Marie had left early in the morning, which is unusual because I'm the early bird. Marie walked past me like nothing was wrong and went into the living room. I followed her and stared at her like she was crazy.

"You're just going to ignore this?" I asked.

"Ignore what?" Marie said.

"The video!" I yelled.

"Oh, yeah, that," Marie said.

"Why did you post it?" I asked her. "You know it's fake!"

"Well I didn't really think it would get much popularity," Marie said casually.

"You're famous! Of course, it's going to get popularity!" I exclaimed.

"It's fine, it'll blow over in a few days," Marie said.

"No, it won't!" I argued. "I'm surprised the police aren't after me!"

"I don't what to say," Marie said. "Stay low I guess."

I glared at her then left the house. This was terrible! And Marie didn't even feel sorry! I decided to get a Sandwich and try to clear my mind.

"Hey, Sean," I said. 

"Oh, uh, hey Callie," he said, looking slightly scared. "They're just letting you walk around here?"

"Well, they don't have any proof that the video's real," I said. "And they won't find any because it isn't real."

"I don't know, looked pretty real to me," Sean said.

"Come on, I wouldn't do that!" I argued. "Do I seem like a killer to you?"

"Well, uh, not really," Sean admitted. "But what do I know?"

"Can I just have a Seanwich?" I said, realizing that it was going to be near impossible to tell people the truth.

"Uh, yeah, sure," Sean said. "It'll cost you a ticket. Also, if anyone asks where you got it, tell them you stole it. I don't want to look bad."

"I'm not a criminal!" I said as I gave Sean a ticket.

He gave me a Seanwich and I went to sit down. As I made my way to a table, people stared at me and a few even ran away. One brave Inkling came up to talk to me.

"Did you really try to kill Marie?" he asked.

"No," I said. 

"I think you're lying," he said.

I said nothing and kept eating my Seanwich. The Inkling left me alone after that. While I was eating, I got a call from my manager.

"Hey, uh, Callie," he said. "You're not going to like this, but we're going to have to drop your contract with us. We don't want any bad publicity. Sorry.

"Wait! No, it's not real!" I said, realizing I could be out fo work if they dropped me.

"I believe you, but we can't take any risks," my manager said.

He hung up, which left me to think about what just happened. I wouldn't be able to be in movies, go on any talk shows, nothing. I wouldn't have a way to make money. I needed to figure out a way to keep myself going, but first, I had a cousin to deal with.