Melodies of a Child
Chapter 1
"A Nameless Child"
'…Here she comes…that…woman…she's come to…to finish me off,' the small child thought.
"…I'm coming up there, you little brat!"
' Oh no…how I wish I could…I think they call it…speak and tell her to…shut up? I wish I could...scream... for…help…That woman…says I'm… 3...weeks...old…What could…that mean?...I have only…recently started to…to talk…but only in my…head?…' She touches her lips where she thinks these [so called] words are supposed to come out.
"…stupid girl…why do I have to take care of her just because that bitch of a mother and bastard of a father left her..." the woman muttered to herself.
'…she's going to…beat me up…again…' She looked to the direction of the doorway of the small room. 'What the- she's not there…it sounded like she…was right next to me-' She stopped, as she heard the creaky steps of the basement stairs being stepped on. Her eyes widened in shock.
'…the basement…how…she was…it sounded-' Suddenly the sounds of…that...woman…children playing outside…birds chirping…laughs…and screams filled her ears.
"Ahh…Huh...Huh!!!" she screamed.
'Wha-…Wha-…What's going…on…MAKE IT STOP!!!!' The child shook, her eyes widening as seconds went by.
"Don't fear, young one. You must concentrate and they will fade into the background."
Her head whipped around to where the unfamiliar voice was coming from. She gasped to see a woman standing there.
"WHO ARE YOU!!-" She covered her mouth, her heart beating faster. '…I did it…wait-' she looked more closely at the woman, 'what the!...I CAN SEE THROUGH HER!'
"I am Gwendolyn T. Baleara and might I ask…What is your name?"
The child's eyes saddened, her previous thought being forgotten. " I don't…I don't know…"
"…hmm…How old are you?"
"…3 weeks…"
"What!?" Gwen exclaimed in an uneven voice, her eyes about to pop. 'How can a 3 week old little girl-'
"May I...ask you something?..."the nameless child asked still trying to block out some of the sounds still trapped in her 3 week old mind.
"…A…Yes?..." she said still unsure of what was going on.
"…What are you!!"
Gwen grinned saying, "My dear, I am a spirit."
"…a spirit?…" she said dumbly.
"Yes- and I think you would be a great shaman-a very young one too!"
"A shaman?...What's that?"
"A shaman is...well, someone who can see and/or hear a spirit- or ghost. Whatever you want to call it…Shamans act as messengers between the human world and the spirit worlds." she explained.
"Oh…." she mumbled," and you say that I could be one because I can sense you!"
"Exactly!"
"…one more...question…" she said shyly, "…How did you know that I could hear all that stuff!?"
"...I don't know...I just felt-"
"Here's your food…" the mysterious woman interrupted coldly as she handed a plate of what looked like applesauce to the little girl. She stared at the girl for a moment before flipping her shoulder length blond hair and leaving the room, Gwen in tow.
'...Good she can't sense me...Maybe I can actually find out who this little girl is…' Gwen thought.
The 3 week old girl stared at the food on her plate sadly before noticing that Gwen had followed the woman out of the room. "...What is she doing?…"
"Hello?" the woman said sweetly as she answered the phone. Gwen moved closer and closer to hear the conversation better.
"A-Yes. Is this Ms. Wanear?"
"Cut the it out with this "Ms. Wanear" crap, Nathalie!"
"Quite down, you might scare the BABY!" Natalie joked, giggling between each word.
"Yeah, I wouldn't want to do that to my soon-to-be little maid!!!" she laughed loudly.
'I can't believe she would do this to a little girl…is she just joking or is she actually being serious?…Now if I could only figure out who that little girl exactly is…' Gwen thought as she followed Ms. Wanear around as she talked on the phone.
"A-Hey, what's that little girl's name again?"
"Uhh…Hold on," Ms. Wanear grumbled as she walked over to a desk to open a drawer and take out a paper. "Let me see… uh…Her name is Melony…Sarell born on…October 12,1984 and today is the 4Th of November so…3 weeks old?!" she said shocked.
"Who are the parents?"
"Don't know. The names are scratched out…in fact there's also a strange mark on the baby's name too. I wonder if they just guessed her name?!" she laughed.
"Well, didn't any of the nurses or doctors who were there when…a-Melony was born remember what the names of the parents were or at least what the kid's name was?"
"No, it's the strangest thing…They can't even get a good picture of what the parents looked like in their heads…That's why everyone thinks that there is something wrong with this kid and I wouldn't blame them. There is something weird about her...like I heard her screaming for no reason…I was going see what was up, but…well, I think she was just talking to herself"
"hmm…"
"Yeah…well, I gotta go! See ya!"Ms. Wanear ended the conversation and laid the paper on the desk before walking into the living room to watch T.V.
Gwen stood there , staring straight at the paper on the desk.'…Melony….Sarell?...I have to take this child away from this hell'
Gwen: Check us out Next time on Melodies of a Child Chapter 2 "Away From This Hell"
Melony: It's going to be a good one...I think...
Gwen:Not just a good one, but a great one!!! SEE YA!