FIGHT FOR YOURSELF

NATASHA'S ROOM

" How dare him!" She roared, thumping the vast to the floor. Her flashed with fury. "How dare him decide not to come–Desmond,you'll regret your decision. I will make you regret!!"

Natasha exclaimed, throwing things around,furiously.

" Oh, I know the person behind all this." She sneered. " Gisella " She chortled. " You're trying to meddle in my business again, Huh?" She chuckled.

" Alright,we'll see how far you'll go with this..." She angrily dashed out of the room towards Gisella's room.

Gisella laid on her bed, crying herself out when the door suddenly slammed opened. She jolted, adjusting herself on the bed. " What do you want again, Natasha? ", she cried. Natasha instinctively, chuced.

" Oh, i see " She tilted her head, her lips curved in a half smle. " You even had the gust to ask what I want." Natasha laughed. "Very funny, Gisela–" She stated but Gisela wasn't in for her drama. With indifference, she stuttered.

"If you don't have anything to say, kindly get yourself out of my room. I'm not in for your troubles this time."

Natasha laughed as she paced across the room. She instinctively slapped Gisel, jist when she neared her, making her fall to the floor.

" How dare you?– How dare you interfere again?" Gisel glared at her with teary eyes. Her lips quivered and Natasha chuckled. "I know you were the one who asked Desmond not to come for the dinner, right?" She shouted.

" I don't understand what you are saying right now" She answered and Natasha scoffed. "I never told Desmond anything. Didn't I tell you I had no relationship with him any longer?– Just let him be, please–" She cried. But Natasha wasn't convinced with her words. She snarled.

" I will so deal with you this time, Gisella. You are really a pain in my back" Before Gisel could say any further, Natasha chocked her throat and began strangling her. She fought back to free herself from her grip but it seems pointless. The more she struggled, the severe the chock felt.

" Nat, leave me alone– You're hurting me, please. I know nothing about this", she stuttered with a weak, faint tone. Her face flushed and pale as a drop of tears fell down her eyes.

" Let's see how you return to safe him after your death" Natasha exclaimed.

" If Desmond is the reason why you're doing this right now then go ahead– kill me because even if I'm not there, he still has a luck that will always safe him from your evil hands" Gisela's words struggled out of her lips as she fought for breath. Her words got Nat furious, she roared, pushing her to the floor. Gisella crawled a few meters away from her, coughing and gasping for breath.

" I won't give up so easily, Gisella. Let's see how far that luck takes him– Just wait and see, step-daughter" she exclaimed and stormed out of the room.

Lizzy was approaching Gisella's room when Natasha crashed into her which made the food in the tray she was carrying, spill over Nat. She shouted, consumed wit rage.

" Are you blind or something?– can't you watch where you're headed to? " Lizzy trembled.

" So sorry, ma'am" She pleaded.", I didn't see you coming."

" Fool, just get out of my sight" Natasha howled. Lizzy instinctively bowed and hurried off to Gisella's room.

" I don't know why she is always like this" She mumbled as she faded into the room. Natasha, on the other hand, just trod into her room, enraged.

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Gisella sat on the floor in tears as her subconscious mind flashed back on the words of the old lady at the hospital.

" I wish i knew where she disappeared to" She cried."Maybe I could get answers to my questions– But I'm glad at least Desmond is safe for now although not for long. I pray I become brave enough to end this soon before it gets out of hand. I can't lose you too, Desmond" She stated. Just then, the door slowly, racked open and Lizzy made her way through.

" Gisel?" She called on noticing her on the floor. With a furrowed brow, she queried. "Why are you on the floor and still crying?" But she just stared up at her without words. She, sauntering over to her "Please, try and pull yourself together.

Lizzy stated as she dropped the tray on a drawer close by.

" I wish I could, Lizzy." She sobbed. "But why is the world being so cruel to me?– Why is it taking everything I love and cherish from me?–Why!" She shouted, her felt heavy with tears as her eyes gave in. Lizzy felt empathy for her, she instinctively hugged her as he tried to console her grief soul.

" Don't talk like that, Gisella– For everything happens for a reason. God know why all these are happening. Maybe is to make us strong–Who knows?"

Gisel suddenly chuckled amidst tears. " Strong indeed when evil always have it way over good– Huh?– I don't thing so. I really hate this world, I hate myself and I hate my God damn life." She shouted. The tears in her heart became unbearable as the tears freely flowed dow her eyes like streams of sorrow. "I really wish I never returned from my coma– I really with so" She cried. Lizzy's hurt skipped, pained.

" Stop talking nonsense, Gisella!" She exclaimed, slapping her in the process. " And try to hold yourself together " She stuttered in tears. "Do you know how we all felt as we watched over you during those times? Especially, your dad– Do you think it's as easy as said for those left behind?" She cried. Gisella instinctively fell in her bosom in tears.

" I understand how you feel but you need to put yourself together and face the world just as it is. Fight for yourself, Gisella, fight–" Lizzy added.

After some minutes, Gisel became calmer. Lizzy tapped her head as she sauntered back to her feet." That's your food over there, try and eat something afterward– I'm off to continue my duties. It's already late." She announced but Gisel just laid on her bed without saying anything.

Lizzy glanced at her for awhile with a sigh and trod out of the room, frustrated.

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Finally, dinner was over. Loretta and her mum drove Desmond to his house since it was too late for him to walk home alone. They pulled over in front of his house and he alighted.

" Thank you, Mrs. Ciara" He eluded his appreciation. She chuckled with a dismissive wave.

" Don't mention dear. But do visit whenever you feel like, okay? she stated and Desmond tilted his head with a smile.

" Sure, Ma'am, I will."

" Okay, dear, take care,then, bye" She waved at him and Loretta joined in as well.

" Bye– Desmond, see you at school tomorrow ." He nodded with a smile and weaved back at them. They slowly drove off as he stood at the entrance, gazing at their back. He waved again with a smile and turned, approaching the house.

Suddenly, he saw a shadow behind him as he approach the door. He swiftly turned to verify who it was but couldn't see anyone around.

" I'm I hallucinating?" He tilted his head with a furrowed brow as he turned back to the door, thoughtfully. Just when he was about to open the door, he felt someone behind him again but this time with a knife. He hurriedly turned, horrified but couldn't see anyone around.

" Who is there?– What do you want?" shouted, tensed with a flushed gaze but no one answered.

" Desmond?– What are you still doing, standing out there? Come in now." He heard a voice called from the door. He swiftly turned only to find his mum at the entrance.

" Oh, mum" He smiled as he sauntered over to her. "Sorry for that, I just felt–" He stuttered but paused in his words.

"What, dear" His mum asked and his eyes swiftly lurked around but suddenly felt the need to keep what he saw to himself. " Oh, nothing– let's just get in, I missed you already"

He hugged her with a smile and led her back into the house, locking the door behind. The shadow appeared at the door again.

" Will surely get you, Desmond– I will definitely get you" It mumbled and disappeared.