Chapter 3 THE WIRED GIRL

THREE YEARS AFTER

Gisella sat in the kitchen alone with Gina and Lizzy who were busily doing their chores. Fiona suddenly appeared by her and sat beside her. Gisella instinctively giggled which gave Gina and Lizzy the chill as they watched her giggle alone to herself, staring at an unknown person.

" Who is she giggling at so cheerfully, Gina?" Lizzy swiftly mumbled in a single breath which brought back Gina's glaring eyes to her.

" Why asking me, Lizzy? – Does it look like I'm a sort of deity who knows all?" She wittily asked. " How can I know when we're all speechless over here, wondering what's going on over there."

Lizzy gave a sheepish smile and turned back to her work. "Let's just forget it – It's actually kinda getting creepy in here." She mumbled to herself.

" Hey, honey" Fiona called with smiles and Gisella chuckled. " How is my little baby today?" she asked.

" Good, mum, just missed you–What took you so long today..?, she cried with a grumpy look.

Startled, Gina and Lizzy swiftly turned to look at her.

" Who are you talking with Gisel?," they chorused in fear.

Gisella looked at her mother's direction nervously. Fiona shook her head to silence her.

" No– No, one, actually, just myself.", she replied, forcing a smile.

" If no, then, what were you looking at ?", Lizzy asked as she masked her fear up with a concerned, worried look but her eyes exposed her.

" I said nothing !!"she yelled and dashed out of the kitchen.

They both gazed at her back in awe. Lizzy suddenly brushed her hands over her arms as she felt the warm, chilly breeze rush all over her which left goosebumps.

" This girl is really something else. If we don't take care, she'll surely kill us like the way she killed her mother with fear and her strange behavior ".

Lizzy exclaimed.

GISELLA'S ROOM

Gisella got to her room and angrily slammed the door closed behind. She settled on her bed as she quickly packed up her bag. Fiona settled beside her as she watched her got ready for school.

" Mum?" She called, looking up at her mother.

"Huh?– What is it, dear? Do you need something ?" She queried, her eyes filled with so much love and joy as she gazed at her daughter.

"Hope you'll be taking me to school today?" Gisella went on. " You promised to, remember ? or you've already forgotten?" She asked, dissatisfaction written all over her face.

" No, honey– i haven't. Let's get you ready first then." Fiona assured and Gisella chuckled.

" okay, mum– I'll be done before you know." She exclaimed happily.

In no time, she was ready for school. Fiona took her downstairs with her bag pack.

Agnes saw Gisella coming down the stairs with her bag pack hanging in the air without a support or anyone holding onto it. She screamed and suddenly collapsed.

Gina and Lizzy quickly rushed out from the kitchen to check the reason why she was screaming.

" what is it, Agnes?" Lizzy queried as they rushed off.

" what is it with this girl this time?– why is she screaming her head off? Can't we just have a peaceful day, once in this house?" Gina cried but they instintively shouted when they got to the hall and saw her on the floor.

" Agnes?– Agnes !!" They called and rushed to her side without noticing Gisella, who was still at then stairs with her bag.

" What is wrong with her?". Lizzy asked.

" How will I know – Hurry, get me some water now". Gina called and Lizzy nodded as she quickly got on her feet.

Just when she was about to leave for the kitchen, she noticed Gisella with her hanging bag.

" Gina?", she cried, stammering.

" What!?– what is it?, Go get me some water and you are just standing there like a statue ", Gina uttered angrily.

" Nl, look – look up there." She exclaimed, pointing at Gisella's direction. Gina's eyes swiftly followed Lizzy's hand and was marvelled at the sight that met her eye.

" Gisella?". She called almost whispering.

" Why?– What's going on? , Are you now performing some kind of magic or something?". She stuttered. Gisella just stared at them, astonished and confused by their behaviour and her question.

" No, aunty– I was actually just about leaving for school, when Agnes saw me and just decided to act wired." She replied while she slowly paced towards them.

" No, just stop ,right there– and don't you dare come any further" they yelled as trod backwards.

Just then, it dawn on Fiona. She for a moment had forgotten herself that she wasn't human. She gazed down at her daughter with shuttered heart and suddenly disappeared which caused the bag to fall down the stairs. Gina and Lizzy instinctively shouted, frightened.

Gisella lurked around but her mother was nowhere to be found.

" Where did she go, just now?", she asked, picking her bag from the floor.

As soon as she started descending towards them, they screamed and run out of the hall.

" Gosh, they really get on my nerves– Why do they always act up whenever I'm around them?. This is so annoying " She lamented.

With no time, she heard the horn of the school bus at the gate and rushed out of the house hurriedly.

" This girl is so wired – I now really believe she's evil and cursed," Gina uttered, almost out of breath.

" I always get scared at her presence.. Let's try and revive this silly girl now" said Lizzy had really been shaken by what just happened.

They turned their attention back on Agnes who was still lying motionless on the floor.

GISELLA' S SCHOOL

Gisella walked into her class, talking to an unknown person. Loretta and her friends, Bianca and Paola saw her approaching. Their fixed, threatening gazes monitored her as she draw closer.

" Hey, wiredo?!!!– who are you talking to this time?", a girl teased.

" None of your business, Loretta" She sheepishly replied, feeling embarrassed and hurt. This is what she actually go through each and everyday from Loretta and her friends. They like to bully and get on her nerves.

" You got the guts to talk back at me?",Loretta exclaimed, pushing her to the floor.

" Ouch!!, Lore.." She groaned in pain.

The whole class laughed, while they cheered Loretta on.

" What will you do?– Cast a spell on me or what? Come on, tell me, huh?", Loretta continued bullying her.

She got up, crying and went to her desk without uttering a word.

" Get off my desk" Gisella stuttered to a ghost girl who was occupying her seat. She didn't know she wasn't human.

" You can see me?", the girl cried.

" Yes, why not?– please just get off, I'm not in the mood for anymore troubles". She uttered calmly in tears.

" Please let me sit with you. I feel so lonely and no one to be my friend –I can be your friend if you don't mind." The girl pleaded. Gisella couldn't help than to empathize with her. She smiled faintly and nodded her head.

" Okay, Sure. I'm Gisella and you?"

" Annabel– i'm Annabel", the ghost girl exclaimed happily.

Gisella was about to sit when she realized her mates' scornful eyes fixed at her direction.

" Evil girl, – I so hate and detest the sight of you. Don't you ever come close to any of us..", Loretta exclaimed and went to her desk.

Soon, their teacher walked in and started teaching.