Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

At the Hawkins Estate, a woman clad in designer fashion was seated in the living room of the main house, her fury palpable enough to terrify the household staff into silence.

In a fit of rage, she hurled her tea cup to the floor, shattering it as she shrieked, "Witch! Witch! Witch!"

The maids, petrified, knelt in unison, trembling uncontrollably.

This woman was Helen Murphy, known among the Hawkins as their own Helen. Nearing her fifties yet with a beauty regimen that made her appear barely over forty, Helen was innately jealous, especially since she didn't possess the natural beauty of Pamela Patel, Elysia's mother.

The object of her long-standing unrequited love, Clayton Hawkins, had chosen Pamela over her. Adding insult to injury, on the very day both women married into the Hawkins family, Old Mrs. Hawkins, Betty, had disregarded Helen's feelings entirely, passing the family reins to Pamela during the wedding celebrations.

Hence, from the day she married into the Hawkins family, Helen saw Pamela as a thorn in her side.

losing her sanity, had been the lady of the Hawkins Estate. Helen had to mask her hatred with respect, playing the part of a loving

feelings. She vented her frustrations on Pamela whenever she could.

day. A wealthy rival had publicly exposed her, claiming her husband, Carl Hawkins, was entangled with a

advised Helen to "keep a tighter leash" on her husband. As if! Carl, known for his philandering ways, had countless mistresses. Their marriage,

was clear: Helen was

was now solely upheld by Clayton, insinuating that the rest were mere parasites. Equally infuriating was their praise for Pamela, now considered a lunatic,

overshadow me? What serene grace, what scholarly poise, what nonsense! She's just a crazy dead

why doesn't she just die

if the dead care. She should be searching in hell, for that's

to spite me, living out of sheer

if on cue, Pamela staggered into the living room, her presence a stark contrast to the tension.