TIME TO GO( GOODBYE MUM)

GISELLA'S ROOM

Gisella 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.

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KITCHEN

Natasha 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,

"Uhm, Nat?– Ain't you eating? "

"Huh?– what did you say, dear?" She instinctively drifted out of her thoughts.

" I've been watching you for awhile now and you've not touched your food" He stuttered. "Are you, okay?– Hope you're still not thinking about what Gisel did"

Natasha faked a smile. "Oh no, love– I'm not. She's just a kid and doesn't know what she did."

She eluded. Antonio gazed at her and smiled as he took her hand in his. He caressed it for a while. "I'm really glad to have you by my side in this difficult times" He mumbled and Natasha just stared at him with a smile.

" I know its difficult for Gisel to accept your love at the moment but I know with time, she'll come around – Just give her a few more time, please "

Natasha nodded, her lips curved in a smile. "I will, dear– I'm still patient enough because she also my family and I love you both dearly " She eluded and they both smiled.

"Um, well – I'll excuse myself for now. Got to use the washroom" 

Antonio blinked a signal of approval. She carefully pushed the chair back as she rose to her feet. He stared at her back with smiles as she sauntered off.

Natasha got to the stairs , she paused and glanced back. Convinced she was far enough from him, she smirked, a sense of dark and wolfish instinct lingered on her face. She paced towards Gisel's room.

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GISELLA'S ROOM

Gisel still sat on the floor, devastated and lost in thoughts. Suddenly, she heard a faint voice calling her name. 

 "Gisella?–Gisel.." She instinctively lurked around. The voice was actually from the room but she found no one. She jerked up, frightened and tensed.

" who– is –there? Who is there?–Who are you?" She stuttered.

"Is me, dear, your mum" the voice came again. She swiftly turned to her side only to find Fiona gazing down at her. She instinctively hugged her in tears.

" oh–mum" She cried. " I missed you so much. Why haven't you been visiting?" She queried after breaking away from the hug. Fiona gave a faint smile, sorrow lingered in her eyes as she watch her daughter.

"I'm sorry dear" She stuttered, her eyes twinkled with tears.

" Why, mum? What happened? " Gisel swiftly queried on noticing. Fiona instinctively held her hand and gave a faint smile. 

"Um, come here" She gently pulled her up and made her sit on the bed. Gisela stared his mother expectantly as she settled beside her. Fiona let out an inaudible sighed, taking Gisel's hand in hers

" Listen up dear" She paused in her words. "  I'm going to tell you something but promise you're gonna be strong and fight on, huh?" She stuttered with a raised eyebrow. Gisel stared, lost but nodded.

" Is time for me to leave, dear." She mumbled but Gisela swiftly interrupted. 

"What do you mean by leave, mum? " She queried but Fiona just kept mute. Tears choked up her throat. "Talk mum, please say something. Don't just stay quite." Gisel kept on, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Is time for me to finally depart from this world, Gisel!" she eluded, almost shouting as the tears she fought back, streamed down her eyes. She wouldn't hold back anymore, seeing her daughter's condition. "I'm sorry, baby, but mummy can't stay any longer– I no longer belong to this world, please, hope you understand " 

" But why mum?–why now" She shook with tears. Fiona instinctively held her by the arms and hugged her.

" Calm down, dear,  please." She gently stroked her hand through her hair. " Hope you've not forgotten your promise– that you gonna be strong, huh?

Gisel nodded but she just couldn't hold back the pain reaping her heart apart. The tears just kept trilling down. 

" I love you so dearly, dear but there's nothing i could do to stop it"  Fiona eluded. " But keep this in mind, that although you may not see me but i promise i'll always be by your side and protect you, no matter what. Always... "

She low whispered and begun fading like a white smoke. Gisel nervously trembled on noticing. "What's happening to you mum?" She stuttered as she broke away from the hug. Fiona smiled as she waved to her.

"Is time, honey. But always remember that – Mummy -loves -her -little -puppy " She stuttered and finally faded away. 

"No!, No, mum" Gisel screamed in tears as she crunched to the floor. "Please come back–Gisel loves mummy too" She sobbed.

(BACKGROUND SONG)

GOODBYE_ Celine Dion

Within the few minutes, Gisel door suddenly pushed open with Natasha gliding in. She swiftly sauntered over to where Gisel laid, a sense of rage written all over her face. Without words, she instinctively pulled her up by her hair and angrily pushed her to floor which made her scream in pain. 

"You, bastard–how dare you!" Natasha howled and Gisel gazed up at her, threatened. "I warned you to stay away from my marriage, didn't I?" 

"Don't hurt my dad, please" She pleaded with her a faint, weak tone. Her face so pale and agonized. Natasha just scoffed.

"And who do you think you are to tell me what to do and what not, huh?" She chuckled. "But don't worry" She paced a little more closer to her and low whispered.

"Make sure you prepare a place for him when you get there" Gisela's eyes instinctively widened in awe. Fear lingered in her eyes as tears slowly trilled down.  "Please don't hur..." She stuttered but before she could finish words, she felt an unbearable pain over her heard. She  howled in agony and her vision became blurry.

Natasha angrily smacked her head over the bed. She cheerfully gazed at her as she struggled helplessly in pain. Gisel fought for awhile but her body couldn't hold up any longer. She felt her body slowly went numb and her eyes gave way. Natasha gazed at her lifeless body and smirked.

" Send my regards to your mother when you get there." She chuckled and trod out.

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Agnes quickly trod out of the washroom which was opposite Gisel's room, following the loud scream she heard. 

"Where from that scream?" She wondered but had no glue where it could be. She lurked around insearch of whatever it was. But she wasn't actually the only person who heard it.

"Did you hear that scream? " Lizzy asked Gina. They were taking some rest in their room when they heard the scream.

"I think that's Gisel's voice" Gina mumbled, not so sure of it.

"Gisel?" asked Lizzy, a bit puzzled. "What could it be that will make her scream in such manner?"

"That's what I don't know–Come on, let's go find out" Gina added as she sped out. Lizzy hurried after her. They briskly trod through the corridor towards Gisella's room. Just when they approach, they noticed Agnes..

" Where from that scream, Agie?" They both queried in unison. "who was it?"

" You heard it too?" She asked, surprised. At first, she thought her mind was playing tricks on her.

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

" I don't know as well." She answered. Gina and Lizzy glanced at each other and back at her. Just the thought of Gisel dawn in on them, their eyes swiftly travelled to Gisel's door.

" Let's check Gisel's room, I'm damn sure its her voice." Gina stated and they both agreed.

" Quickly, let's  go.",Lizzy announced as she sped past Agnes to Gisel's room. Gina and Agnes followed suite.

They knocked for a while but there was no response. Just then, they noticed the door wasn't locked. They glanced at each other, gripped in fear and confusion. Without further thoughts, they pushed the door opened and rushed in but suddenly paused at the sight that met their eyes. Gisel laid in a pool of blood, motionless. 

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

" What happened to you, Gisella?" Gina cried. "Come on, help– We got to get her to the hospital else may lose her"

They briskly carried her out of the room.

"I'll go inform, Mr. Antonio " Agnes mumbled and sped off. Lizzy and Gina hurried downstairs with Gisel.

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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...."

" Wha?!",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? Antonio asked, worried.

" 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!!!," Gina and Lizzy shouted as they rushed through the corridors. "Someone, please– she's dying." Some nurses and a doctor hastily approached them with a stretcher.

" what happened to her....?", the doctor asked, as they sped towards the emergency ward.

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

" Alright, kindly 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?" Gina stuttered and they both rose to their feet. "She's in there" She pointed to the door. "Her condition is still the same. The doctors are with her".

Antonio stroked pass them and went to the door. He leaned on it, his mind running wild and the thoughts and flashes of Fiona's last moments at the hospital came back to him.

" Please, baby, please stay with daddy, please " He sobbed. "Daddy needs you here"

He faint helplessly on the bench, cheerless. Natasha snarled but swiftly masked it up with a cunning worried look as she strolled over to him.

" Is okay, honey" She mumbled. "She'll be fine– let's just keep praying."

Antonio hugged her in tears, devastated. She faintly smirked, disgusted by him but instinctively replaced it with a fake smile as she hugged him to calm him.

" Dye, Gisella " She mumbled in her thoughts. " You've  been a stumbling block in my path. Just die now and everything will be as planned" She smirked. Just then, they noticed the doctor approach from the ward, solemn. They hurried gathered around him.

"How is she, doctor? " 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 got  to go now." He mumbled.

" But doctor isn't there anything we can do.", asked Natasha worriedly.

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

Antonio felt numb and his heart heavy. He slowly sauntered to the floor.

" Gisel, daddy is sorry– please wake up" He cried 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. Just then, he heard a knock on the door. "Come in, its not locked " he called with his eyes fixed on the door. It slowly cracked open with his mum, peeping through.

" Hey, ain't you sleeping." Mrs Eva asked on noticing him. "Thought you already were"

He sighed, "I will mum, don't worry about me" He answered and his mother smiled. 

" Okay, but don't forget to put off the light and don't stay up too late!" She eluded and he nodded.

"Alright, I'm off now. Goodnight dear– love you" She blew him a kiss. He gave a faint smile.

" 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, Gisel? " He called without hesitation. "You finally answered–Why, what happened? Why weren't you picking earlier on"

" Sorry this is Agnes and who are you?" The voice answered. He gasped and apologized.

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

" Okay, no need to apologise but Gisella is not here at the moment." Agnes replied. She was under the weather so had been taken to the hospital some hours ago"

" 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.