TIME TO GO( GOODBYE MUM)

GISELLA'S ROOM

Gisella stood hopelessly in her room in tears.

" Wish you could listen to me for once, dad.....just once (sobs)"

She slowly, faint to the floor, crying profoundly.

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KITCHEN

Natasha sat over the table, burning with anger.

" Stupid girl....bastard....how dare you interfere.... I'll so deal with you....", she cursed underneath her breath.

"Uhm....Nat, you are not eating....", said, Antonio raising his head from his plate.

" oh....sorry, need to rush to the washroom now. l feel like throwing up.... " 

" what happened? Should I get you some medicine?", asked,Antonio, rushing to her side, worriedly.

" No...,its nothing, maybe I over ate. I'll be with you shortly."

Antonio kept starring at her back while she rushed out.

Natasha got to the stairs and checked behind to make sure Antonio was not following. Clarifying her doubt, she smirked and ascended the stairs.

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GISELLA'S ROOM

"Gisella..... honey...", a faint voice called from the room.

She turned briskly around in search of the voice but couldn't find anyone around.

" who...is...there...?", she cried, stammering.

" Is me dear, your mother....."

Fiona's ghost appeared beside her, smiling. She  quickly hugged her in tears.

" oh...mum, I missed you so much. Why haven't you been visiting.... "

"I'm sorry dear....(sobs), you won't understand. "

" Why mum... what happened.... "

Fiona held her, whipped her tears and made her sit on the bed.

" (sighs)I' m going to tell you something but promise you'll be strong and will fight for yourself..."

She slowly nodded in response, confused.

" Is time for me to leave this world permanently...."

" But why mum.....why now(sobs)"

" Calm down dear, you promised to be strong remember?"

She nodded with tears streaming down her eyes.

" I'm leaving but promise to protect you always, okay....." 

" alright..... (sobs)"

Gisella hugged her, crying bitterly.

" Is time to go now...,remember, mummy loves you...."

" Gisella loves mummy too....(sobs)"

(BACKGROUND SONG)

GOODBYE_ Celine Dion

Fiona hugged her and disappeared.

" Mum.....no...please come back...." she cried.

Natasha suddenly pushed the door opened, marching angrily to Gisella.

" You...bastard, how dare you....?"

She lifted her from the bed, hitting her to the floor. 

" I warned you to stay away from my marriage. "

" Please don't hurt my father....please...", she cried weakly with a pale face.

" who are you to tell me what to do....but don't worry(smiles), make sure you prepare a place for him over there....."

Gisella eyes widened in shock and fear as tears rolled down her eyes.

" Please don't hur......."

Natasha hit Gisella's head to the bed, angrily. She screamed out loud in pain and fell unconscious with blood oozing down her head.

" Send my regards to your mother when you get there...."

She uttered with a smirk and dashed out of the room.

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"where from that scream...? ", wondered, Agnes, gliding away from the washroom opposite Gisella's room.

" Did you hear the scream....? asked Lizzy to Gina who were in their room.

" I think that's Gisel's voice... let's go check on her...."

They briskly rushed out of the room towards Gisella's room. Agnes stood at the corridor, glancing around, worriedly.

" where from that scream....who was it",Lizzy and Gina chorused,approaching her.

" You heard it too?"

" Yes ...silly, where is it from...", Lizzy exclaimed.

" I don't know...."

" Let's check Gisel's room, I'm damn sure its her voice...", said , Gina.

" Quickly, let's  go....",Lizzy announced, rushing pass Agnes towards Gisella's room.

Gina and Agnes followed suite.

They dashed into her room but suddenly paused in their steps devastated. Gisel laid in a pool of blood, motionless.

" Gisella.....'', they shouted,rushing to her side. 

" What happened to you, Gisella....", cried Gina lifting her head in her arms.

" Talk to us please...... wake you....", Lizzy and Agnes exclaimed , nervously.

" Hurry, Lizzy, Agnes, let's get her out of here before we lose her....."

They briskly carried her out of the room.

" Call Mr. Antonio now....hurry while we rush her to the hospital....", said Lizzy to Agnes.

She bolted to Antonio's door anxiously.

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Knock.... Knock.....

" Sir....sir....please Gisella....", Agnes called from the door, panting heavily.

" Gisella has done what....?", asked Antonio weakly from the room.

" She is unconscious and bleeding from her head...."

" What....?",exclaimed Antonio rushing to the door with Natasha following suit.

" What.... how...what happened...? ", exclaimed Natasha, worriedly.

" I don't know ma'am. We heard her scream and rushed to her room only to find her in a pool of blood, unconscious. "

" So where is she now....? "asked Antonio.

" with Lizzy and Gina. They might be on their way to the hospital now...."

" Which hospital...", asked Natasha.

" FAMILY HEALTH HOSPITAL"

Antonio quickly rushed out of the house with Natasha behind.

" Damn you girls....can't you mind your business for once? If not for you, she would have been dead by now...." Natasha cursed underneath her breath.

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HOSPITAL

"Help us....Someone....", shouted Gina and Lizzy, rushing in with Gisel.

Some nurses and a doctor hastily approached them with a stretcher.

" what happened to her....?", the doctor asked, rushing her to the emergency ward with the nurses, Lizzy and Gina following.

" We don't know sir...we just met her in this state.....", said Gina in tears.

" alright..... stay here, we'll take it from here... "

The doctor hurriedly closed the door behind, leaving Lizzy and Gina at the door.

They both faint into a bench by the ward, sobered.

" Gina....where is my baby...?"_ Antonio called from the door with Natasha.

"Sir....she is in there....her condition is still same. The doctors are with her...", said Gina, somberly.

" oh goodness, please baby...stay with daddy, please....(sobs) "

He faint helplessly on the bench, cheerless. Natasha cunningly strolled over to his side nervously with a faint smile.

" Is okay honey...she'll be fine...let's keep praying... "

Antonio hugged her in tears, devastated. She snared faintly and patted his back.

" Dye......Gisella, you have been a stumbling block in my path....", she murmured in her thoughts with a faint smile.

The doctor suddenly walked out of the ward,solemnly. They all rushed to him nervously.

" How is she.....", Antonio cried.

" Nothing yet. She is still not responding but we are trying our best. She lost a lot of blood and the hit was very deep. She has a slight chance of surviving but we'll see what we can do.... I've to go now..."

" But doctor isn't there nothing we can do....", asked Natasha worriedly.

" No....l'll get back to you later, excuse me...",the doctor responded, dashing off to another ward.

" Gisel....daddy is sorry.....please wake up....(sobs)"

He leaned on the wall completely shuttered.

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DESMOND'S  HOUSE

Desmond kept calling Gisel's phone ever since he got home but no response. He laid worriedly on his bed, sleepless.

" What could be the problem with her? why isn't she answering her phone?", he wondered.

Knock......    Knock.....

The door suddenly slam opened with his mother peeping through.

" hey....ain't you sleeping...?", asked, Eva.

"I will mom..."

" okay...don't forget to put off the light...."

" alright mum.."

" Goodnight....love you", said, Eva blowing a kiss to him.

" Goodnight mum...love you too"

Eva closed the door and left. He picked his phone and called Gisella's line again. This time a voice answered.

" Hello...Gisella, you finally answered. Why, what happened...why weren't you picking earlier on" queried Desmond in a breath.

" Sorry this is Agnes and who are you... "

" oh...sorry ma'am, I'm Desmond, Gisella's friend and classmate...."

" okay...Gisella is not well. She was taken to the hospital some hours again."

" Why.... what happened to her....?", asked Desmond worriedly.

" She just fell unconscious... I'm not sure she'll come to school in the morning. Kindly inform your teacher when she ask of her.... "

" okay....ma'am.., Goodnight, bye.."

He hanged up and laid on the bed, worried and cheerless.

 " What happened to you, Gisella?", he whispered to himself.