ANTONIO'S MANSION
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Antonio's mansion. Gina, Lizzy and Agnes were busy as usual with their chores but this time, trying to avoid the sight of the scary and wired Gisella as they call her.
" Lizzy, where is that cursed girl, Gisella..?", Gina asked nervously, her eyes earnestly searching around. Lizzy swiftly lurked around as well." I hope she's not around here or?" she went on." No, Gina, she might be in her room", Agnes replied.Gina sighed, relieved. " Ermm, Agnes, won't you go and serve her food?–she might be starving now"Lizzy called which made Agnes flinch out in fright." who?–me?" She queried as she pointed herself and chuckled wittly. " You might be kidding, right?–Li?" She went on. Gina and Lizzy just glared at her with a straight look."No–No, that must be over my dead body will I do" She cried with a faint chuckle." Do, what?", a voice swiftly interrupted. Lizzy and Gina instinctively turned towards the familiar voice and it was no other than Mr. Antonio."Mr. Antonio?" Gina and Lizzy gasped, tensed.Agnes swiftly towards the voice and stood in her steps, startled." Umm, sing, sir–Yes sing, or Lizzy " She faked up and Lizzy swiftly joined in her aid without hesitating." Yes, yes, sir–We wanted her to join the American singing talent show but which will be held this August ". She smiled." Alright– its okay with your jokes. where is Gisella ?", Antonio interrupted." That evil and cursed girl?", Gina murmured beneath her breath." What did you, say, Gina" asked Antonio, who didn't clearly get what Gina was saying." Nothing sir, was just saying that– she might be in her room as usual"She answered, looking around nervously. Antonio gazed up at the stairs and smiled. His gaze finally returned to the ladies." Okay, by the way– meet Mrs. Natasha Bill, my wife to be" Antonio announced as he turned to the young lady beside him.They all swiftly gave a mini bow in greeting." Nice to meet you, ma'am." They chorused with a smile." Thank you..", she replied calmly, with an innocent, pure aura like an angel. Antonio smiled and took her hands. "Okay, love. We're done here now. Let's go meet my daughter, Gisella " he mumbled and Nat nodded, a smile lingered on her lips." See you ladies later." He said and they glided up the stairs towards Gisel's room, chatting and chuckling.Gina and the girls stared at their back cheerfully while they admired her charming beauty." She looks gorgeous and beautiful, like the goddess of the sun", Agnes cried." Shut up, you, loud mouth– you nearly got us into trouble."Lizzy and Gina chorused angrily with a gaze that nearly sent her to her grave." Ouch, those gazes really hurt– i'm leaving now before you murder me with them. I don't want to die just yet.", she exclaimed and dashed out of the kitchen.****************************************
Gisella sat in her room, chatting and playing happily with her mother's ghost.
" Mum, stop it –its tickling.", she exclaimed, laughing out loud.Antonio and Natasha got to her door and heard her laughing so hard and chatting." who is she with...? I know she has no friends or she has started making one.", he wondered and brushed it off swiftly.Knock .... Knock..." Gisel dear, is daddy– can I come in?" He called, knocking at the door."Yes , daddy".she shouted and turned to her mother." Don't make any noise else dad will know you are here", she whispered and Fiona nodded in response. She sat quietly beside her as she watch the door cracked open with Antonio, gliding through."Hey, baby, how is my lovely daughter?" He queried a he approached Gisella with Natasha, following suit ." Fine, dad." she replied happily but gave a cold gaze at Natasha." Who were you talking with earlier on, before I came in?"asked Antonio as his eyes went searching." Umm, no one, dad– was just talking to myself. No one else." She chuckled. Her gaze settled back on Natasha again. She sensed a bad aura around her. " who is she?", she uttered, pointing at Natasha. Antonio swiftly answered with a smile." Oh, sorry, dear, my bad. I nearly forgot" he chuckled as he took Nat's hand and drew her a little closer to them. " Here, meet Natasha, your new mum." He replied, settling beside her." No, dad, you can't sit here.", she yelled, pushing him gently away." Why?– is there something over here", he asked, surprised at his daughter's attitude." Um, well, nothing dad but you just can't sit here" she exclaimed looking at her mother's ghost who was still sitting beside her. Antonio shrugged at her attitude and smiled." Aright, fine , as you wish."Gisella kept looking at Natasha with an unknown anger." I don't like her, she's evil" Gisella cried coldly.Antonio gazed down at her daughter and back at Natasha astonished." What?", Natasha and Antonio exclaimed." Gisel, don't say that, – I'm not evil okay and I'm gonna love you like my own daughter and take you to all the fun, fun, places. " Nat eluded as she tried to convince her but proved futile. She crunched by her as she reached out to touch her but suddenly stopped by Gisella." Get your hands off me, you, cunning and evil soul! " she roared. " Just leave my dad and I alone.."Antonio gazed at her, totally dumbfounded as he tried to comprehend her sudden behavior which is kind of strange and so not like her daughter." Stop, it, Gisella, that's enough!" He shouted. "Why are you acting so wired today? – What's going on with you?". He exclaimed.Gisella just stood up from her bed and sat by the window with a pouted face. "Let her leave, please, dad. I don't want to see her". She retorted. Antonio gave a sheepish smile at Natasha and smiled." Nat?, Kindly excuse us, please ". He pleaded. " I want to have a word with Gisella, alone."Natasha nodded, " Okay dear,I'll be out then".She replied and tapped Antonio's shoulder with a smiled." Be gentle with her, honey. She is just a kid. She doesn't know what she is uttering" She added and trod out.Antonio sighed and walked to Gisella's side." Honey, you know that i'm just doing all this for your own good. I want you to also have the love of a mother– why don't you understand me.", he cried." I know dad, but, she's not the right person for us. Not her please–I know what I have seen and the reason why am saying that, please dad.."" Stop..talking nonsense, Gisel. I have had enough of your wired attitude... This is not the first time you're behaving this way towards me getting married again after your mother's death."He shouted, angrily.************************************
BEHIND THE DOOR
Natasha stood at the door eavesdropping on them. She heard Gisella's claim and got irritated.
" Bastard...you want to temper with my hard work. I won't allow you girl....,Just wait..I will make you pay so much for this embarrassment and I will make sure I leave you with nothing but pain and disgrace... "she cursed and smirked evilly.**************************************GISELLA' S ROOM
" But dad, she's just here to destroy" Gisel went on but Antonio swiftly cut her off before she could complete her words.
" Just, shut up, Gisel and keep that to yourself.– She is the woman I want to marry and i'm not going to allow you say anymore rubbish about her. End of discussion ".He shouted and stormed out of the room,angry." But, dad...." She called after him but he was already gone. "Mum?" She cried to her mother's who had all along been there, gazing at them. Her eyes clearly showed the hurt agony she felt, watching her family got through that."Why won't dad listen to me just this last time?"She hugged her mother's ghost and broke down in tears. Fiona couldn't help it. The tears in her eyes slowly trilled down her cheeks.It was a lonely and sad evening for Gisella. She sat on her bed with her mother's ghost beside her, crying and famished since no one was ready to make her some food since morning." Mum?" She called " why won't dad believe me(sobs)I'm so hungry as well. There is no food in the house for me.", she cried and grumbled her face. Her stomach had already started hurting due to luck on food." My stomach hurts so bad, mum. It lacks food–Ouch...", she cried in pain. Fiona instinctively rose to her feet." You'll be fine Gisel, let me get you some food.", Fiona cried worriedly." No, mum, they'll see you. Don't go.." She mumbled." Don't worry, honey. I'll be right back.."She turned to leave for the kitchen but the door suddenly slam open with great force. They both gazed at the door expectantly. And to their surprise, Natasha entered angrily, with a scornful look and threw a deadly gaze at Gisella which made her panic at her sight." What–do–you– want in my room? ", sh
ANTONIO'S APARTMENT Gina, Lizzy and Agnes entered the house, exhausted. Upon seeing them, Antonio and Natasha hurriedly approached them expectantly in frustration." Did you find her..?", they chorused worriedly." No, sir– we searched everywhere we could think of but still no sign of her anywhere".Gina cried with a sad look.Antonio faint sadly into the sofa, his mind felt blank for a moment as he stared with anxiety written all over his face. " How is this possible?– where could she be?"Natasha instinctively snarled, her lips curved in a faint satisfactory smile. "This is just the beginning, Antonio –Better sit tight for the trilling days ahead." She mentally mumbled, swiftly masking up a fake nervous gaze as she joined him in the sofa." Don't worry honey,I know she'll return safely–Trust me.." She consoled. Antonio glanced at her, his eyes clearing exposing his nervousness and frustration." Are you sure she'll return safely?"
TWO DAYS AFTER Finally, Antonio and Natasha's marriage ceremony was on. The house was beautifully and heavily decorated with blue and white colours and flowers, making the place glitter with beauty like the heavens. People kept trooping in and out of the mansion for the ceremony.Gina, Agnes and Lizzy were extremely busy with the arrangement and meals for the ocassion. Gina swiftly paced down the stairs, carrying a tray of mugs and wine glass. She trod into the kitchen, calling out Lizzy's name.Lizzy hurried into the kitchen with quite a pale and stressed gaze. "What's it, now, Gina?– why are you calling? I really got to rush to the bakery for the cake and pasteries before the ceremony begin so kindly be fast about it." She lamented." I need you to pass by the super market for some foodstuffs, please?" Gina pleaded. " I can't go at the moment else things would get messed up over here."" But Agnes can take charge while you rush over and return in a
TWO YEARS AFTER THE BRILLIANTS SCHOOL COMPLEX It was a sports day at " The Brilliants School Complex". All the students were happily and busily getting ready for the match between the "Roses" and " Dandelions " of the school and Gisella's class was no different but no one was ready to mingle with her because of her nature." Come on, guys" Loretta mumbled as she trod pass Gisel along with her friends. " Let's join the rest at the field and leave this wiredo here– the sight of her alone disgust me" She chuckled as she pushed Gisella' s head, which made Bianca and Paola teased, giggling." Sure– such a bad luck she is." They all laughed as they sauntered out of the class.Gisella gazed at their back, pained and desolated. She was the only person left in the class with her ghost friend, Annabel." Is okay,Gisel– Just know that i'll always be your friend and will be by your side whenever you need me", Annabel consoled. She tickled her which made her burst out
ANTONIO'S OFFICEAntonio sat behind his desk, lost in some document he was busy with. Just then a knock from the door drew his attention, he instinctively gazed up." Come in." He eluded and turned back to the documents.Gideon slowly pushed the door open and trod in. "There's a bad news, sir". He mumbled, nervous. Which made Antonio swiftly gaze up, tensed." What is it? Tell me, Deon?– whhat happened. "" The main quarters,sir– where all the products are kept , just caught fire." He answered in a single breath. Antonio sprang up, shocked. His face suddenly went pale as if the colour in his face had dried out." What?" He roared. " How is that possible?– what do to mean!?"" I don't know sir" He stuttered. " But we couldn't retrieve anything from there."He added. Antonio suddenly felt numb. He sauntered back and slowly faint into the chair, devastated. " God, this can't be happening."He exclaimed. Without further thoughts and hesitation, h
ANTONIO'S MANSIONGisella sat by the window in a daze. Her mind flash over the earlier incident with Natasha . Tears welled up in her eyes, she wished there was another way to end this pain and suffering she was going through at the moment.Her eyes lurked through the window and Antonio's car drew her attention. The car drove through and pulled up infront of the garage. She instintively felt her heart wrecked apart." I wish you could feel the pain I'm going through right now" She eluded, her voice trembled admist sobs. " I wish you could see what I saw to make you realize" She paused, her throat chocked with tears."To make you realize what you've brought upon us, dad" She cried. Antonio slowly opened the door and got down car. He looked so devastated and miserable as if his whole world had come to an end.Gisella kept his gaze on him as he weakly sauntered out of the car like a corpse and leaned over it. She flinched at the reaction of her fa
GISELLA'S ROOMGisella sped into her room and shut the door. She leaned over it, her face soaked in tears. It felt like her heart was being wrecked apart while the words of her father kept replaying in her head. Her troat felt chocked with tears.She screamed as she crunched to the floor, burying her head in both hands. " Wish you could listen to me for once, dad– Just once" She stuttered.She felt totally helpless and hopeless, wishing there was a way she could make his father understand her.**************KITCHENNatasha sat over the table with a wolfish glare as she stared upstairs at Gisel's door with fixed gaze, sense of fury rushed through her." Stupid girl!! bastard! "She cursed underneath her breath. "How dare you interfere.?– I'll so deal with you. Just wait"She gave a faint snarl. Antonio slowly lifted his head from his plate only to find her, spacing out without eating. He thoughtfully stared at her but Natasha was too lost to notice. He sighed,
It was already 6:00 in the morning. Gisella still laid on the bed with a pale face, unconscious. Lizzy and Gina left to the mansion for their chores while Antonio stood by her bed completely shuttered. He had to rush back to work but he was so desolated that he didn't feel like moving an inch from the hospital.Choked up with tears, he slowly took Gisel's hand in his as he gazed down at her while the tears he fought back dropped down his eyes."Daddy is still waiting for you, honey–please wake up, please" He whispered. "Waiting to see those beautiful smiles again" A faint smile dazzled on his face while he chuckled admist tears. "i'm so sorry I never told you– you were the prettiest when you smile."He mumbled on. Natasha slowly pushed the door opened and trod in. She instintively paused at the door as she watched the father and daughter moment. She smirked, a satisfactory smile dazzled on her lips." Is time to go dear" She eluded while she sauntered over towards