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 on 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?"
"Yes, love– I know she will because she's a strong young girl." Natasha nodded, wearing a forced smile as her eyes calmly twitted in assurance but within she kept cursing and praying she never does.
" I wish you never return– Gisel. " She whispered under her breath, gazing at the door cunningly.
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GHOST HOUSE
After hours of endless walking, Gisella and Ransford finally stopped in front of an ancient mansion in the forest on the outskirt of the town. The place looked so dark and scary with no sign of people except the two of them. The Woods were so sensed and huge. Gisella just lurked around with curious eyes. She was a bit scared but warm and composed as well as she took closed-up paces behind him.
" So, finally, here we are now– my house," Ransford spoke up first, breaking the tense and quiet atmosphere.
" What is this place?" She expectantly queried, looking so pale and exhausted." It really looks so strange and quiet– you leave here alone..?"
" Yes, why you don't like my place?
" Sorry, I didn't mean that. Can we go in now?– I'm famished at the moment ." she cried. He just glanced at her and smiled.
" Alright, over here– follow me."
He lead her into the house and made her sit by the dining table which was already served with different types of meals and desserts. Gisella with slacked jaw, just stared at the table, exploring. It looked like a banquet for a royal ball party.
" Wow," She faintly eluded after finding her voice. "All these for just the two of us?"
She gazed up at him quizzically and he nodded with a bright smile, chuckling.
" Yeah, you can have anyone you want" he swiftly added and Gisella jumped into one of the chairs over the table in a flash. "Cool"
Gisella instinctively picked a plate of rice and chicken, in no time, she had already dived into it. Ransford kept staring at her from time to time while she ate. She slowly raised her head from the plate only to find those fixed gazes on her.
She paused, her mouth packed up with some food. " Why?– ain't you eating? , she asked.
" Oh, don't worry, I'm fine– just go ahead with your food. I'll go fetch you some water"
He replied and left for the kitchen. Gisella kept enjoying her meal when Fiona appeared from nowhere and sat beside her without notice.
"Gisella?", Fiona called, causing her to chock on her food. She involuntarily started coughing.
" Mum?– you scared the hell out of me", she shouted, startled.
" I'm sorry dear. I was just worried about you and so is your dad– Just came to take you home.
Everyone is worried sick about you."
Fiona worriedly cried. Without looking up at her, she angrily shouted.
" I'm not going home, Mumm– just let me be, I want to stay here."
" No, Gisella, you can't stay here and you can't be with him. He's not who you think he is." She stuttered, nervous as she tried her best to get Gisel to understand what is going on.
" He's a bad and dangerous spirit sent by Natasha to harm you. Let's go now, please, before it's too late.."
Shocked by her mother's revelation, she quickly dropped the food and stood up to leave.
"Not so fast, dear!! " a voice roared coldly behind them " Where do you think you're going? "
She swiftly turned and was astonished at the transformation of Ransford from the innocent, kind loving ghost boy she met at the park to a mysterious scary creature.
" Oh– my– goodness " She screamed, as she swiftly wrapped her arms around her mother and his herself behind her in fright.
" Don't you dare touch my daughter!! ", Fiona shouted with a wild look. He roared in thundering laughter. "Watch me!! " the beast exclaimed.
His eyes suddenly turned red like blood, his hands started glowing with a splash of fire and lightning. He furiously attacked Gisella with the mysterious magic but Fiona stood in front of her daughter defensively.
" Get behind me, Gisella.. "
She exclaimed, throwing mysterious magic at the beast. The force of her white magic made the beast fall to the ground, groaning in pain. Without waiting for another second, she grabbed her daughter's hand.
" Let's leave here...now..."
She uttered and pulled Gisella out to safety.
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ANTONIO'S MANSION
Gisella stood at the entrance, afraid to enter the house. She looked at her mother's face nervously and panicked. Fiona faintly smiled as she crunched before her, curbing her face with her hands.
" Don't worry, honey, I'm always with you– Just go in for now. Everything is gonna be alright She assured.
Gisel nodded with a faint smile and slowly pushed the door open, drawing, worried Antonio's and the other's attention. His face immediately lighted up with great joy on noticing her.
" Gisella? – Oh, my God, Gisel!!!" He cried, his vision blurred with tears as he rushed to the door. He immediately wrapped her in a hug which made her hug him back, drenched in tears.
" I'm so, so sorry, dad...", she cried.
"Also sorry, baby– daddy is truly sorry. Hope you can forgive me?" He queried and she nodded.
Natasha who wasn't so happy about her return, glared at her with rage in her eyes. " Be ready for the ride because, this is just the tip of the iceberg, honey– You may have been fortunate enough to escape this time but I promise the next won't end so well with you if you dare interfere with my marriage" She low whispered with a faint chuckle but swiftly masked it up with a worried and nervous look as she trod to them.
" Honey? you're finally back. – We were so worried about you..", Natasha called in a pretentious manner.