Moving picture

Episode Three

She saw the little girl in the picture sitting on the bare ground as blood rolled down her cheeks like blood.

Fear gripped her.... 

She threw the picture in fear as she rushed to leave the room. 

But the room was already locked. 

She kept dragging the door handle but the door didn't open. 

She tried speaking and shouting but she couldn't find her voice. 

Tears welled down Angela's eyes as she stood in front of the girl crying blood. 

"Angela?" The girl called in the mildest voice as cold shivers ran down her spine. 

"No... No... No... Please go away from my room" Angela managed to speak as tears flooded down her cheeks. 

She felt so helpless.... 

"This is my room Angela" She said as Angela breathed heavily. 

"Who are you?" Angela asked shivering in fear. 

"You will know soon" Her voice trailed off the room. 

Light shone brightly and Angela shut her eyes.

Before she could open her eyes,,, she didn't see the little girl again. 

She gasped in fear as she quickly opened the door and ran out of the room. 

She stormed into Sonia's room.

"Hey sis... Why do you look tensed?" Sonia asked busy with her earphones. 

"Sonia can I... Can I sleep here with you?" Angela asked still looking backwards. 

"Angela are you OK?" Sonia asked in surprise. 

"Actually I saw a.... I mean am fine" Angela stuttered as she sat at the foot of the bed. 

Sonia stared at her still not convinced that she's OK. 

"You're weird!" Sonia said plugging in the earphone into her ear.

Angela laid on the bed with the duvet covering her body. 

Thoughts of what happened few minutes ago flashed into her memories. 

Who is the little girl? 

Is she a ghost? 

What does she mean by that's her room? 

What's her picture doing in the room? 

Why is she crying blood? 

How come she's not in Sonia's room too? 

Why me? 

She kept on thinking.

"I knew that there are lots of misery to unveil but how?" She thought inwardly.

Angela clutched the pillow as she forced herself to sleep. 

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Grnnnnnnn......Grnnnnnn!! 

The alarm clock rang noisily,,, 

"Wake up everyone! Time for school" Mrs Houston screamed going into the children's room. 

"Oh momma I hate Monday's" Joel cried covering his face with the pillow. 

"Get your lazy butt outta here..." Dan teased him. 

"Good morning momma!" The girls greeted as they came out of the room. 

"Good morning princesses.... Angela you slept there?" Mrs Houston asked 

"Yes momma!" Angela yawned 

"But why? You have your own room right?" She asked 

"Oh momma... You should know by now that Angela is nothing but a scaredy cat" Joel laughed as Angela rolled her eyes at him. 

"Whatever!" Angela mumbled 

"Step on it guys... Get prepared for school quickly and come to the dinning for breakfast afterwards,,,, be very fast so that your daddy can take you guys to school with his car unless you want public transport" Their mom said as they nodded. 

FEW MINUTES LATER.... 

They were already done! 

They were at the dinning table eating peacefully. 

"Angela your new uniform looks so good on you" Her dad said as she chuckled. 

"Thank you daddy" She said 

"What about mine dad?" Sonia pouted her mouth as everyone laughed. 

"You know you always beautiful Sonia" Mr Houston said as they shared a laugh.

"I just hope you guys will like your new school" Mrs Houston said adding some milk into their plates of oatmeal. 

"As long as there is a good basketball court,,, I will love it" Dan said 

"And for me as long as there are not much girls in the class then it will be fun for me" Joel said as Sonia tuts loudly.

"Duh! Like the girls want you" Sonia rolled her eyes. 

"You know they do cos am a handsome guy but I don't like girls because they are gossips" He said. 

"I don't care but I know you are not handsome... As for me,,, I love new things so I like the school" Sonia said 

"What about you Angela?" They turned to Angela who has been quiet. 

Angela forced a smile. 

"I don't know if I will like the school" She said as they rolled their eyes. 

"That's how introverts behave" Dan fired 

"Momma please tell Dan to stay away from me,,, he's becoming a bully" Angela said. 

"Alright... Alright let's get going" Mrs Houston said. 

They got up to leave. 

Suddenly,,, Angela saw the little girl's picture on the wall. 

Guess what? 

The picture winked at her and she gasped ......

TBC....

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