Turning her Into a "Perfect Lady"

A GHOST?

Avery POV

While I am taking a break for gardening, something moves in the bush.

‘Maybe they have a squirrel or a cat or a dog that usually hides in here at the garden’ I mentally said.

I suddenly remember the dead cat that I saw yesterday. Though I didn't see any animals around here. Maybe Ecean killed it for trespassing? Creepy.

Something moves around the bush again. This time it seems to be walking. What is it?

I followed the direction that the animal is taking. Maybe she has a house near here or the gardener left some food for that animal that it came by whenever it is hungry.

“Swswswsws,” I called. If it came out, it means it’s a cat.

But there is no response. It still keeps on running around the bush.

I whistled at it trying to see if it was a dog, hoping that I'll get its attention through whistling.

But to my dismay, it didn’t respond either. Weird. Maybe it was really a squirrel? But, why does it seem so huge?

The animal is starting to come out of the bush. I can finally see what kind of animal it was.

I waited until I saw a hand. Wait, a hand? A human hand? It is a hand of a human!!!

It is wearing white long sleeves. She’s crawling out of the bush. Her long hair was covering all over her face as she continues to wriggle and crawl her way out of her hiding spot while also groaning as she did so.

‘WHAT THE!! it's Sadako!!! It's definitely Sadako!!!"

“AAAAAHHHHHHH!!” I shriek. A ghost! A ghost appeared this early in the morning!! I can watch horror movies or gore films with no problem, but experiencing it in real life is a different story.

I tried to move away from it but I was too scared that my body isn't responding to my brains command. I just sat there wide eyed and completely frozen . I can’t even move an inch from where I'm at. I guess this is the initial reaction when you’re scared out of your wits. After the initial shock had set in, and i realized that i was probably seeing a ghost and a real one at that! A sudden adrenaline rush I didn't know I had, have given me the will to run away from it but then I stopped when I realized something...

‘wait, is it really possible for ghosts to come out and roam around in broad daylight?’ I look back again to the girl, she is standing in front of me.

“Do you really have to shriek? You're too noisy and so annoying” said the creepy white lady as she slowly stands up.

I was about to shriek again when i had another euphoria. Wait. Did she just talk?

I scanned her from head to toe, and there I realize that she was not a ghost because from what i know of ghosts are they're transparent, and this one clearly isn't. Hmm wait, It's Ecean! Ecean is wearing a white loose sweatshirt, and a white long pajama that goes past her feet, and of course her ever so usual signature curtain of hairs, that hairdo of hers is really starting to become her trademark.

“What are you doing there? You scared the crap out of me! I thought I really saw a real ghost” I said. holding my chest. If this continues to occur, I might really have a heart attack anytime soon.

She really looks like a ghost. So creepy.

“I am making a funeral for my dead cat,” she said.

“A funeral?” I asked looking at her like she's crazy. Well she probably is crazy, i mean why does she have to crawl out of those bushes? who does that? its just her. Then she showed me a dead cat that was put in a box. That was the one I saw yesterday and maybe the one that the maid keeps on talking about.

“What caused her death?” I ask.

“She was poisoned,” she said. My eyes widened. Did she… did she poison her cat?

“She loves to run away in the morning and go to the neighbors’ house. I don’t know where exactly she went. But when she came home, she keeps on vomiting and she look so weak. I was taking care of her but she still went and uses her last bit of strength to go outside and die in the garden. She loves to go there and messes the flowers the gardener planted”

Woah. I am impressed. It is the first time that Ecean talked to me in a paragraph. Not just one or three words, and not just one sentence, but a whole paragraph.

“Condolence. But, what are you doing in the bush?” I asked because im curious and well still completely weirded out by her. What’s the connection between her making a funeral for her dead cat to crawlin in and out of the bushes?

“I am looking for this,” she said then she showed me a necklace with a bell on it. A cat necklace? Hahaha I don’t really know what that thing is called.

‘cute’ I mentally say, and yes, at this very moment i really do find her cute hahaha it was totally different from the image she showed me just a few minutes ago which is a creepy white lady kind of image. Earlier, she showed me her cool side when she drive us to the nearest store for our groceries. Then she cooked something for me, and now, she’s being like this for her cat? yep a total Cutie.

“Do you want to join me?” she asks me. That made me wake up from admiring her.

"uhh join you in what?" i ask cautious of what she's asking me, because if she means joining her for whatever creepy stuff she's doing then I'm gonna flat out decline her.

"my cat's funeral". she answered

“Uhh, can I?” I ask.

“Yeah. My cat loves to socialize. I bet she would love it if she saw a new person with me,” she said.

Ecean started to dig a hole to where her cat will be buried. She puts her cat on the grave together with its favorite toys. Then she buried them.

“Are you sure you want to bury those toys together with your cat?” I ask.

“Yes,” she answered.

“you don't want to keep it and have it as a remembrance from your cat?” I ask.

“I will only keep the necklace,” she said.

“Why is that?” I ask.

“Because I want to,” she coldly said. That suddenly shuts me up. Right. Why did I even ask that? she can keep the things she wants and I shouldn't meddle about it.

After a few mini ceremonies, we did for her dead cat, Ecean went back to her room.

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I am now in my room. Come to think of it, Ecean has a unique personality. I think I need to be more patient in order for me to get to know her more. But still, I need to make a progress before Auntie comes back.

I opened my laptop and I started to search for ways on how I can transformed an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.

First of all, I need to see her face. I wonder what she really looks like behind those long black curtain hair of hers. Maybe she has a lot of pimples that’s why she’s covering her face.

I search for a product that is good for treating pimples. I also search for how I can build a rapport with someone who is closed off.

I search for the things that are needed to become a perfect lady and what are the characteristic of a perfect lady. But before I transform her into a perfect lady, I think I should focus first on gaining her trust. That’s right! I should get her trust first. It will be easy for me to change her if she sees me as her friend and not just some random stranger that decided to trespass her home and her life. Right. I’ll do that.

I closed my laptop and decided to go to Ecean’s room to ask her to watch movies with me or at least play with me.

I knocked on her door. But Ecean did not answer.

“Ecean?” I knocked again. Still no response. I inhale deeply and exhale. Preparing myself for what I needed to expect once I opened the door because the last time I opened her door, I got the worst scare of my life. I felt like I’ve witnessed a creepy ritual of a cult.

I slowly opened her door and peeked inside. It seems like there are no scary events happening inside her room at the moment which is a good thing, atleast for me and my heart.

But her room is so dark. It is still morning now, the sun is shining so bright out there but her room appears like it’s already a nightime, which is definitely not the case, and yeah there's also the ever so present creepy vibe in here.

“Ecean?” I called again. But there is no one answering me.

Maybe she’s sleeping?

I carefully went inside her room, trying not to make a sound as I enter.