The Peppers : #2

Amani
Peppers: Pimenta, Piperra, Pip, Bżar

All of the fruits and vegetables gathered around in the center of the garden, pulling up rocks to sit on for their monthly meeting. Most nights were for fun, but occasionally the groups would update each other on how they were doing production-wise. The Peppers went first, as always.

“Obviously, we’re doing the best,” the oldest sister announced. “You guys could take some notes, but it wouldn’t do you any good!” The audience stared in silence, unamused. “Ahem because we’re the best…you know, you guys are allowed to laugh.” More silence ensued.

The young Blueberry boys chimed, “You know, for us to laugh, you’d have to actually be funny!” The Blueberries all died laughing while a few of the others in the audience cracked a smile. The Peppers exited the stage, heads held high in contempt.

The Peppers always thought of themselves as the leaders, though no one else really felt that way. They were some of the first vegetables Amani planted, only preceded by Mint. The Mint family was always kind to them; however, at a certain age, the Peppers realized they could take advantage of the Mint's quiet humility. So that’s exactly what they did. More and more, they grew prideful, especially with each compliment Amani passed their way. With each new family that was born, their competition grew and their self-proclaimed leadership went further to their heads. They weren’t all bad though, having some very artistic abilities, which they often used to decorate certain locations of the garden.

The Peppers included four sisters: Pimenta, Piperra, Pip and then Bżar, who believe it or not, behaved worse than the other three combined. Sure, the first three sisters had a lot of pride, but Bżar was downright malicious. She was dedicated to chaos and felt herself above them all. If there was any peace at any place in their home garden, she would make sure she was there to manipulate and cause distress. The easiest to manipulate were of course, the Blueberries, who were the youngest and most vulnerable. She did keep her distance from the Blackberry gang, since ending up on their bad side might put her in a less than preferable situation.

Because of their pride, the other sisters were never willing to admit their frustration with her. They tried to make her understand that family was important - but she refused to even consider the word. Was family all about their common genetics? Or did family actually mean something more? As far as B’zar was concerned (and several other members of the Garden), the word “family” only fit where it made sense.

“Bżar, we need to talk,” Pim - the eldest, told her sister one evening after B’zar had caused a feud to break out among the Carrots and the Blueberries.

“Ohhhhh, look, mommy's gonna lecture me! Pay attention, girls,” she snarkily said as Pip and Piperra observed from a little further back. Her lips pursed in amusement.

“You’re making us look bad, Bżar! How are we supposed to hold leadership when we can’t even keep one of our sisters under control?” Pim challenged her sister. Frustrated, she yanked her hair back away from her face, making a few peppers shake loose from her curls and fall to the ground.

“Mind your own business," B'zar fired back.

“Gah! What’s the point?” Pim threw her hands up in the air.

Bżar continued, “Listen Pimmy, I live for the thrill! I don’t follow the world's guidelines, it follows mine. You can’t control me and you never will. I know that just eats at you, doesn’t it? That lack of control? So - later, fools! I have a few snails to go gamble with!”

As Bżar left through a patch of grass, Pim just stood in silence, shocked.

“You gonna be ok, Sis?” Pip, the youngest, asked.

Pim refused to shed any tears, thinking it would only express weakness. She turned and shoved past her sisters, head shakily held high.

Since then, the three tried to keep their distance from Bżar, though it was not easy when they were all part of the same vine. They already weren’t performing at their best for Amani as it was, and this interaction only continued to knock their confidence down. Frankly, it was celebrated by everyone else, as they thrilled at anything that threatened the Peppers' sense of superiority. The Mint family, however, noticed this intriguing turn of events after the meeting ended, and decided to confront the girls.

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