3 Chapter Three

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Meanwhile… on the river bank, while the sun was setting down, the wind was blowing, and the Everlasting tree swayed in the atmosphere. All of a sudden, the Statue moved and followed the traces of Hazel and Adele as fast like a meteor.

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Meanwhile ... at the home of Adel, she is preparing to bathe, Adel goes to the bathroom. she sings while bathing, later she hears a strange melody that sounds like a piano, DO MI FA SO FA ... She stopped singing and felt scared, wondering where that awful tune was coming from. They didn't even have a piano and if it was on tv she definitely wouldn't hear it in their bathroom. She turn on the shower and rinse herself as quickly as she could. And then she wrapped the towel around her, then suddenly, out of nowhere, she heard a whisper, 'Pssssst!" Adel rolled her eyes but she didn't see anything, then the tune was gone, she tried to get out, but when she was about to hold the door knob, the tune of a piano start to play again. And then she involuntarily look back, and glanced at the small window, and there she saw a hair that slowly lengthens down, and all of a sudden, the statue that she saw on the triver bank was appeared. .

"Ahhhhhhh!" Adel screamed but with no voice was coming out in her mouth, she rushed to open the bathroom door but couldn't open it. Adele shivered in fear, she look back again then she saw the statue was glaring at her. Adele was so terrified and screaming for help, but still nothing come out in her mouth, until finally she opened the door. She ran quicly to her room and closed it, her mother named Helen saw her sprinted in her room and closed it, then she knocked on her door, "Adele, are you okay?" Helen wonders. Adel didn't open the door. Helen keep knocking but she didn't open it. Her mother felt worried and then she gets the spare key. And when she opens it.She was surorised when she saw her hiding inside the blanket, while lying in the bed.

"what are you scared about?" her mother nodded.

"I-m okay mom,"

"I knew it! Maybe you watch horror movies!" She furowed.

Adele was speechless. She don't want to tell her mother what happened because it would get angry when she learned that she went in the river bank. She only want to tell everything to her Aunt Carmen but she was not there yet.

Meanwhile…..Hazel is getting ready for bed. That night Hazel couldn't sleep and felt strange.

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Mia had fallen asleep but Hazel still couldn't sleep. Then after a while, she felt thirsty and got up. She went to the kitchen. It was so dark, she didn't bother to turn on the light, she went straight to the refrigerator and took a bottled water and poured in the glass, the light from inside of the refrigerator was only gives light. And while drinking water, she was startled when she heard a mysterious melody of a piano. "Do-mi fa re re la mi do"

Hazel furrowed her eyebrows. "What is it? Someone was playing a piano?" She wondered, she start to feel scared. She is wondering where the melody came from. It sounds scary and the melody seems just near.

After a while, the wind blows down the curtains in the windows, and the atmosphere became cold. Hazel felt scared and thinking to go back in her room immediately, she quickly closed the refrigerator and decided to bring the glass of water in her room, but when she was about to go, suddenly the melody stops, and then she heard a whistle. "Pssst!" Hazel shivered and involuntarily look back. And there she was startled because she was seeing a shadow near the window, a little distance away from her .... she couldn't see it clearly because it was dark. She still handles the glass of water on her left hand. After a while a strange light was gradually spotting in, a shadow, who was standing at the distance. And the statue of Kasandra flares up, glaring at her constantly. And then it suddenly moves and gradually approaching her. She didn't hear anything, but the hard foot steps of the statue getting closer to her. She was shivering and shuddered in fear. She tried to scream, but no sounds coming from her mouth, she can't budge while her eyes was stuck looking at the statue who was approaching her.

"Dad!Mom! Help me! " She screamed aloud, but no voice came out of her mouth. Then suddenly the glass of water was slips in her hand and fell down on the floor.

Soon after, her mother came, she heard the broken glass. She turned on the light and suddenly the statue disappeared. "Hazel what's going on?!" Mila nodded as she saw Hazel looking terrified. Hazel couldn't speak in terror. "What is going on,?" Mila nodded. Hazel sat down on the chair and shivered. Mila sees the broken glass on the floor, she shook her head then she sweep it. "What is wrong?" She asked continually, then suddenly Hazel burst out. "The statue in the tree! She showed to me!" She exclaimed. Mila was startled at Hazel's words. She looked around, but everything looks seems fine. "Go to sleep, its just a hallucination," Mila looks around and sees the windows was open.

"Oh no, your father forgot to close the windows in the living room." Mila said then she went on the window, and then as she closing the windows, suddenly, the wind blows. She gazed out side and she saw something from the afar, she cant barely see what it was, she just shook her head and ignored it. When she turned around, she saw Hazel was still shaking with fear. "Get in your room," Mila told her.

They went upstairs to Hazel's room, "Sleep now, I'll turn on the lights so you won't be scared." Mila said then she turned on the light. "Mom, can you sleep beside me?" She asked. "Hazel, you're a teenager, you're not a kid anymore,"

Soon Mia woke up. "Why the light was on, I'm sleepy," Mia yawned and back to sleep.

Hazel lay down besides Mia and still asking her mom to stay with them. She felt pity on Hazel, worrying that she can't fast asleep.

"Well, okay then, I'll sleep here," Mila said, then she lay down besides them.

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The next morning Mila was preparing breakfast. "Why you didn't sleep in our room last night?" Kario asked. "Oh, because of Hazel, she can't sleep without me last night, she said she was haunted by the statue,"

"Hazel my child, stop thinking about that scary things okay? That's what you get! I told you to not go in that secluded river, until now you still hallucinating!" Mario said with his brows furrowed.

Hazel was silent and just kept quiet.

"Well come with me this afternoon, I will go to the tailoring shop,"

"What are you going to there Mom,"

"I need a costume for my play with my students in school,"

"But honey, why don't you borrow, you will only use it for one day,"

"I tried but no one has a white gown like a fairy, so I have no choice to go to the dressmaker,"

"Okay then," Mario said.

"After school, come with me okay?" Mila said to Hazel.

"Okay mom,"

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That late afternoon…

"Come on Hazel, come with me, it's gonna be dark soon,"

When they arrived at the dress shop. The owner of the dress shop named Eva welcomed them.

"Hi Eva, I want you to make a gown for my play,"

She asked.

"What kind of gown do you like?"

"Well, like a fairy costume or a white gown," she smiled.

"Well done, then you choose the design in the catalog, please have a seat,," Eva said then she handed a catalogue, Mila and Hazel sat down on the couch then she opened the black and white catalog. As Mila glancing at the catalog, Hazel looks at it as well. Later on, Mila turns to the next page and Hazel sees a woman who looks exactly like the statue, wearing a long gown, Hazel looks at the drawing and felt scared. "Mom, look at this drawing, isn't it scary?" she said while she was pointing on the drawing, "What?" Mila nodded, then look at what she was pointing, "Sweetie, I don't see any scary drawing here, keep quiet okay," Mila said, then she continued to look. Hazel was stuck, her eyes on the drawing, and while she was looking at it, the eyes of the woman in the drawing suddenly blunt and glared at her. Hazel was startled then suddenly Mila closed the catalogue that makes Hazel stunned.

"Eva, is there any catalogue here?" She asked.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, my sister borrowed some of it a while ago,"

"Well, okay then," Mila said then she opens the catalogue again, Hazel didn't look at it anymore and she covered her eyes with her hand.

Then Eva noticed Hazel looks scared.

"Hazel, are you okay?" She nodded,

Hazel released her hand that covering her eyes, but she cant speak.

"Oh don't mind her, she is just cant get over to the horror movie that she watch last night," Mila said.

"Well, have you find one?" Eva asked.

"Yeah, I think this is better!" She said then she point the drawing.

Suddenly Hazel look on what Mila was chosen, and she was shocked.

"Mom no! That's creepy!" She exclaimed. Mila felt ashamed for what Hazel said.

"Keep quiet okay,"