Clueless

Gabriella Bronze was an ordinary girl who lived in an ordinary world-but one day, her life got extraordinary in a flash…

One day, Gabriella was taking a walk around her yard when she noticed the mossy door that had remained locked for so long-had opened-curious, she decided to see what was behind that door; so she hurried through it before it decided to close and lock itself again.

            Pretty soon, she came to a rope wall; she looked up and whistled-it was a long way up to the top. She’d better get started.

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            Well, it took a while, but Gabriella finally made it, she scrambled to the ledge and stood up-shocked to find a message-in what appeared to be in blood-written before her:

YOU’RE NEXT

            Gabriella started freaking out at this-should she continue? But her adventurous self soon conquered over her cautious self:

            “Yes. I will continue-writing on the wall never hurt anyone anyway.”

            And so she trudged on until she came to a lake-and a floating art set. Gabriella jumped back-art sets couldn’t float; could there be an invisible person holding it? Only one way to find out. Gabriella thought to herself:

            “Hello, is anyone here?”

            Nothing-except-the art box closed and ‘floated’ down until it came to rest on a rock. Then a young man in a hood appeared and turned to face her;

            “May I help you?”

            “I-I’m sorry to intrude, “Gabriella started-he wasn’t scary-just…handsome. “I found a door in my yard and I wanted to know where it came from.”

            “You’re not the first.” The man answered, “The people that lived in your house before you also visited me. But I do not mind-for I am rather lonely.” Then he stopped, “I’m sorry, where are my manners? I am Phi. Would you like a cup of coffee?”

            “Y-yes, that would be nice. Thank you. My name is Gabriella.” She looked shocked as Phi made the coffee float over all by himself. “How can you do such things?” she asked as she went to take a sip of her coffee-only to find it splashing on its own accord. Phi laughed;

“I used to be a scientist, and I found a way to turn invisible, to make things float, and to make thing move on their own.” Just then, a falcon flew up and landed on his shoulder, he smiled at it, “Gabriella, this is my friend; Kith.”

            Gabriella smiled, “He is quite handsome.” Just like you.

            Phi smiled, “Feel free to visit anytime,”

            “I will.”

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            And Gabriella did visit Phi again-the next day-and the day after that, and the day after that. In fact, Gabriella spent a whole month with Phi; and she was growing deeper and deeper in love with him-she thought he felt the same way-until one day all that changed…

            Gabriella climbed to Phi’s home only to find that it was empty-only a floating chair in the water was there. She crept cautiously to it and touched it; it stayed put, so she decided to sit on it to see what would  happen:

            “Phi! Phi!” she called out as she sat, “Where are you?”

            Then she realized something-the shore was getting farther and farther away from her-she was drifting out to sea! Just then, the chair stopped and Phi entered the scene, Gabriella smiled;

            “Oh Phi, thank goodness you’re here! Now you can help me back to shore!”

            Phi smiled, “I’m sorry. I can’t do that. For I must leave now to rule the world.”

            Gabriella gasped, “What-what do you mean?”

            Phi laughed evilly, “You were fooled, Gabriella! The previous owners of your home didn’t move-they saw the writing on the wall and were cursed! Just like you are.”

            Gabriella was furious, “You lied to me, Phi! No matter what you do, I will defeat you-your curse will not work on me!”

            Phi laughed, “Too late for that, Gabriella!”

            Then he vanished.

            Gabriella looked at the surrounding waters-she was trapped!

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            Meanwhile, Phi searched in town hall to see where the previous owners of Gabriella’s house was.

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            Gabriella looked down at the murky water and wished that she had listened to her parents and had taken swimming lessons-too late-she was trapped in the middle of water; no time to learn how to swim now, who knew how deep the water was?

            Gabriella looked up to the sky and cried;

            “Oh, Lord Jesus, help me!”

            Nothing happened-but wait-an Angel of the Lord came down, took her by her arms, and pulled her back to shore where she was set down.

            “Thank you.” Gabriella said.

            The Angel merely nodded and ascended back to Heaven, Gabriella watched until the Angel was out of sight, then she ran back to town-she knew that time was running out.

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            Gabriella fled through the secret door in her yard only to be stopped by Phi. Phi was standing there smirking;

            “The previous owners of this home have had their curse fulfilled-now it is your turn.”

            Gabriella gasped, “How could I have ever liked you?”
            Phi laughed evilly, reached out, and grabbed her around the throat, she struggled, but it was pointless. Phi chuckled again and squeezed harder; “Good-bye, Gabriella.” Then he squeezed her the hardest that he could-Gabriella gagged, but then she fell faint. Phi released her and she fell to the ground, never to get up again.

            Phi raised his arms and laughed in victory;

            “I have won! Now I shall go rule the world!”

            But before he left, he turned and snarled, “I’m sure all reading this are thinking ‘he killed the main character-why did he kill the main character?’ well I have news for you-she’s not the main character-I am! So ha! Joke’s on you! And so, I will leave all of you…(girly voice) clueless.”

♫how can you be so clueless? Cl-cl-cl-clueless. Cl-clueless! How can you be so clueless?♫