“So…have you been having an affair with Tim behind my back?”
Tasha sputtered, “I…I’m so sorry. We’re not…I mean…” Her voice trailed off.
To say Sabrina was shocked and surprised was an understatement, “My god it’s true.”
Tasha looked confused, “Wait…I don’t understand? How’d you…?”
“You! You idiot! You just confirmed it. When Eric suggested it, I thought he was crazy.” Sabrina looked up to the heavens. “I don’t know why I didn’t figure it out sooner. I knew it had to be somebody. After putting two and two together you are the only person that made sense!” Sabrina poked her hard into the chest.
Tasha put her hands up, “Please, I never meant to….”
“Do you honestly think I want to hear your sorry ass excuses?” Sabrina pushed Tasha backwards knocking over a lamp. It crashed to the floor. “First, you tried to steal my father and now my husband!”
“What? Mr. Links is like my dad. I’m not trying to steal anyone.” Tasha was in tears, “It’s over between Tim and me. I promise that it’s over.”
“Save that innocent act for them because I don’t buy it. You know EXACTLY what I’m talking about! Your father is dead. I should have told you this a long time ago. You can’t have mine. You’ve been jealous of me ever since we were kids and it’s going to end today!”
The more Sabrina spoke the more hysterical she became. “Do you hear me? I don’t care how hard you try, you will never be Sabrina Links-Horne! Never!”
“Sabrina that’s crazy. I know you’re angry and I’m so sorry. I know I’ve crossed the line. What I’ve done to you is unforgivable, but you have to know that I love you and I didn’t mean to hurt you. You’re my sister.”
Sabrina pushed Tasha again, “YOU…are not my sister! I was your damn friend when you had no one and this is how you repay me?”
“Sabrina please!”
“Bitch…don’t please me! Do you know I will kill you? This is my life you are messing with!”
Tasha couldn’t get a word out, “I…”
Sabrina had backed Tasha up against a wall. She grabbed her by the shoulders and slammed her against it again. “I let you into my life because daddy felt sorry for you and asked me to. But, somehow you’ve managed to flip that shit too! Now, you’re the reason that I can’t do anything right in his eyes. If I hear, one more time about Tasha this and Tasha that, I might kill you both!” Sabrina was nose-to-nose with Tasha. “I wonder how he’s going to feel when I expose his precious miss-goody-goody-can’t-do-anything wrong as a slut-bucket-home-wrecking WHORE!”
Tasha didn’t even try to defend herself. She deserved everything Sabrina was dishing out and so much more.
“Sabrina, you’ve got to know we didn’t mean for it to happen. I swear! I promise that it’s over. You and Tim can still work everything out.”
Mentioning his name really seemed to set Sabrina off. In a flash, she pulled her arm back and with a closed hand smashed her fist into Tasha’s face. Sabrina was crazed with anger and was relentless as she kept throwing blow after blow. Tasha put her hands up trying to protect herself but still refused to fight back. Somehow she managed to get off the wall and was able to put a chair between them.
Sabrina spat out from the other side, “I hate you.”
Breathing hard and fast, Tasha responded, “I know. But, not as much as I hate what I’ve done to you.”
“Who needs enemies? I had no idea that the stranger next to me was you! You might have my dad and Tim fooled but Eric could always see through your bull.”
“Eric?”
“Yes. Eric. I didn’t stutter. I’m sure there had to be some nights that I sent him to you smelling like me.”
“What? You’re lying.”
“You’re slow but you’re not stupid. You know exactly what I’m saying. And, I don’t feel the least bit sorry either.
“You slept with Eric?”
“Tim didn’t call to tell you what his little P.I. found out? Oh, don’t look so surprised. You thought screwing my husband this weekend was about you?” Sabrina’s laugh was pure evil. “It wasn’t. He was just trying to get me back for cheating on him with Eric for the last three years. What better way than to screw my best friend.”
“You’re lying. You’re just trying to hurt me. Why would you? You didn’t even like Eric.”
“The man you caught me with at Tim’s party? That was Eric. Those days I was out of town when he was out of town, I was with Eric. Or, how about all those late dinners and business meetings he had? We were together. You heard him. He wanted me to leave Tim. He left you because he thought I would leave Tim.”
Tasha was stunned. “This doesn’t make any sense? If you were having an affair with Eric over the last three years, then why are you here when you’ve done the same thing?”
“Eric was just some silly boyfriend. Tim was my husband!”
“Are you serious? You meant to hurt me. I never wanted to hurt you.”
It took Tasha a minute to process everything Sabrina said. She looked up at her with fire blazing in her eyes. She lunged for Sabrina’s throat. They fell backwards onto the floor. Tasha was on top. Her hands were wrapped around Sabrina’s throat as she bashed her head onto the floor. Sabrina clawed at her arms trying to breathe.”
“Stop it Tasha! Let me go.”
The next thing Tasha knew she was being lifted up into the air, kicking and swinging.
The noise of their fight was easily heard in the
