Gossip

A Story by enigmaticme

Gossip has always intrigued me.Plus i was bored

Humans are such Neanderthals, such contemptuous beings that I feel disgusted to be a part of this race. Alright, my enthusiasm got the better of me, there are exceptions but the general truth strikes a chord of melancholy in my soul. You see what enrages me is that we have invented gossip. It runs through our veins, surging through our tiny brain and plaguing it. There has been a coup inside our bodies, adrenaline has been overthrown and gossip has been replaced it.

So my liege that is gossip has introduced some new laws and we abide by them staunchly. The first law, when you meet someone immediately plaster a wide grin on your face, your amicable and friendly side should emanate from within and begin the ambush with trivial small talk. Escalate the conversation slowly with a crude remark about someone and then charge for the gold with downright cheap talk about mutual friends. Gossip function like fairy dust, you speak it first and the other person inhales it until it becomes an epidemic.

To most people gossip is the ultimate hobby what could be more thrilling, then spilling the beans relating nasty comments about people and throwing away someone’s trust like peanuts. For those mere minutes, sniggering, guffawing, uproariously and being giddy is the height of ecstasy. That is why this contagious disease gets under everyone’s skin, loyalties and friendships all go down the drain.

The key to getting into the gossip sorority is camouflage. It is a dog eat dog world and you have to be prepared. The necessary paraphernalia is a charming smile, an aura of trust about you and a handy dagger behind your back. When you divulge secrets to one person and have temporarily quelled your appetite, you roll your eyes and gravitate towards the next person, back biting about the former person and presto you are ready to ignite a gossip spree.

What lures people towards gossip is the ominous factor. You feel like the unassailable god of all things that are “trash talk”, Allow me to expound, one obese middle aged women with an enraptured gaze surreptitiously whispers to the other “Oh my god, did you know Sarah’s husband was having an affair” There is a shake of the head at the other end and the show begins. Gossip spreads like wild fire and as it is a labyrinth of lies,a few lives are ruined here and there ,but hey that is a small price to pay for the thrill of it.The next time you see two people talking animatedly ,make sure you observe the glimmer in their eyes,the slur of their tongue as the talk nonstop and the obvious euphoria.These are all symptoms of malignant gossip.