Still on the Matter of Maggie

You all know when an example is so stack and representative of a case, that is the only solid example you can think of when called upon to present a narrative, that is the case of Maggie. She is an excellent example of a toxic friend, and if toxic could be personified, Maggie is an excellent personification of a toxic friend, a parasite, and a torn in the flesh.

I did write about her in the past, but I could barely think of any other person when I saw this weeks HL writing prompt that I had to reiterate and expand on her toxicity.

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Last time, I narrated how stingy and greedy Maggie can be, but there is even more to her lifestyle that makes her even more toxic that what the definition of toxic could encompass.

Before going further, it is important to note that Maggie is a very pretty girl, and as a girl myself, I can't deny that fact. But the problem is that her beauty got into her head, and as a result, her decision-making process and capability is highly thwarted, you can hardly rely on Maggie to make 10 quality decisions about herself daily (this means you shouldn't even try to ask of her opinion on matters, as she can never be a reliable guide).

Maggie only goes where the money is, and it also seems like she's also motivated by sex. When these two are present, she tends to look beyond the present and only considers the "now" or never. Maggie can skip on life-changing opportunities that would result in her becoming a billionaire, but because it will take weeks to months to actualize, Maggie rather accepts the few thousands or millions that are presented her in the moment.

Due to her beauty, Maggie has a lot of rich-friends that have good connections and can change one's life in a day or two, I don't know how she manages to get them to like her, as she obviously isn't the prettiest girl around, but stuff just happens. This her high-connectedness (if there is a word like that) has made me to keep the relationship alive (as alive as the last wick of a dying lamp) till date, hoping and wishing something good would be of her in the future.

But as someone who is toxicity exemplified, she always do not fail to amuse me with her shallow and unreasonable decisions. For example, she lies a lot, and with her bout of lies, was stealing from a young man who intended to marry her, and even open a huge retailing business for her. This is during a period when he took her on a trip to Dubai and got her the latest and highest iPhone as at that time (about 2 years ago). She was spending lavishly on unnecessary items, believing the boy in question didn't care much.

These actions cost her the relationship, which indeed cost me something. In her toxic nature, she only thinks about herself, and only of the moment, and in her actions forgot entirely the promises that her rich fiance had made to me to support my small business. Her toxic greedy nature, coupled with lying and stealing ended the prospect of financial support for my business and today, my business is crawling slowly as the fulfillment of his promises were tied to the success of the relationship.

How toxic can a relationship get?

This post is more like a rant than a better epistle of my experience with Maggie, but please, lemme rant 🤣!