LOVE YOU TO THE MOON

Dahlia Spears is an atypical fifth-generation rich girl; they have been prosperous ever since she could remember. Her childhood was expensive and chaotic, like all young Masters and mistresses from wealthy families. Her family was living like royalty after inheriting the fortunes from the past generations. There were rumors of the family owning a magical artifact that would make all their wishes come true, but this was never confirmed. Two weeks before her sixteenth birthday, Dahlia started getting fainting episodes, and once she woke up, she would talk about weird dreams. Her parents had not expected her to start having the symptoms so soon. Inside their bedroom. "She is young; I was twenty when I started getting the symptoms, "Mrs spears cried silently. "I wish we could stop it, but you know we can't, "Mr spears answered, teary-eyed. "let's help her stop it; we can't let it plague the next generation, too," Mrs spears said, crying uncontrollably. "Shhh, it's okay. Don't cry anymore. We will help her. It's breaking my heart," John coaxed his wife. Maria had tried committing suicide at the river where John had saved her. After she had experienced the curse to its last, all her memories had flooded back into her mind, reminding her of all her loved ones and heartaches at once. Their story is for another time. "Okay, let's go to bed," Mrs. Spears said. They got in bed, and her husband held her in his arms. She had once told him she felt safe in this position. John stretched his hand and switched off the bedside lamp. "waaaaaaah, waaaaaaah, waaaaaaah, "Dahlia screamed, feeling the house with agonizing painful emotions waking everyone in the mansion. The first one to get to her was Antonio, their old butler. She was so close to him as he always paid attention to her. Nobody knew how old he was as he never grew old, but he looked in his thirties. "I am here, it's okay, I will protect you," he held her into his arms, whispering comforting words to her. Dahlia crying uncontrollably, held onto him as if her life depended on it. When her parents budged into her room, Antonio stood up almost immediately, his face void of all emotions. He could let the family realize the lingering feeling he had for his Young mistress. "Oh my baby, I am sorry," Maria comforted her young daughter. The more her parents kept comforting her, the more she cried. Dreaming of shadows coming after her in her dreams, heartbreaking scenes, and painful memories only, she didn't know they were memories of her ancestry, but they always felt like hers as she was connected to them by the curse. Her mother knew of the painful memories; she couldn't endure the pain even during her time. She always woke up heartbroken and in pain, crying. "I don't want to stay alone, mum. Please stay with me, "Dahlia begged. Holding her daughter a little too tightly, Maria didn't say a word but only nodded her head. She wanted to tell her daughter the truth about their family, which would have reduced her pain, but she was scared; her mother told her the curse might cause her death or even make the experience more painful. "you can all go back to bed," John dismissed all the servants awakened by the chaos caused by his daughter. Antonio also left reluctantly. That night both her parents stayed with her. The tragic story of the Spears started centuries back from their ancestors. Gabriel Spears, their first ancestor, was a poor miner who had accidentally come upon a cursed love-wishing stone and wished upon it. Everyone knew of dark magic and knew there were always consequences to pay for using it. Gabriel only thought of being able to provide for his family when he wished for unlimited wealth. The results could be dealt with later. After the sun went down, Gabriel returned home and told his wife about the day's adventure. "my wife, I have obtained a magic treasure," Gabriel boasted. He was so proud of himself." show it to me," the wife had requested," The wife knew of dark magic, and she was most scared of it as she had her first experience of what it had caused her family. Seeing her husband holding a cursed object in his hands as if it were a treasure, she had lost consciousness. "Gabriel, you have killed us," the wife lamented when she woke up. She kept crying and swearing at her husband. She had tried to break the contract between her husband and the stone, but it almost killed him. After that night, his family became lucky and started acquiring treasure. The family's fortunes were raised so fast that society started countless rumors about them. They had sold their children to the devil. The rumors weren't baseless; their firstborn daughter was behaving weirdly. She would sleepwalk through the night or wake the village with heartwrenching screams. Her experience was the most painful among all the ancestors, as no one knew what she was going through. Gabriel had to watch his daughter suffer daily, and he regretted it. He had wished for it to stop, but it wouldn't. He had tried countless methods to eliminate the curse but couldn't. It was already cemented into his bloodline. He couldn't watch his family and another generation suffering like this, so he sacrificed himself to stop the curse. "I wished upon it; it started with me; it has to end with me," Gabriel told his wife. His wife couldn't bear to see her daughter suffering, so she performed the ritual. That was their last night seen. They had disappeared into thin air. "Our parents have not been home for a week, "Gabriel's son told his uncle. One late evening his parents left him in charge, telling him to look after his siblings until they came back, but they never returned. After one week of waiting, he visited his uncle's house to report the matter. "They aren't irresponsible; how could they leave you and your siblings alone," his uncle asked angrily. "Where are your siblings,.? Have you eaten?" he kept talking while getting ready to go with him. "prepare a meal for the children," he asked of his before leaving with the boy. They searched for a while before deciding to include the whole village in the search. After three days of searching, they found them. In a small hut in the middle of the forest, lying side by side holding their hands, they were found dead.No one knew what happened in that hut, but whatever it was, they paid with their lives. After her painful experience ended, Gabriel's daughter wrote about the curse and what it caused to the women and men suffering from the affliction. She titled the family book Cursed. "It affects the firstborn child born of their bloodline," she had written in bold. Both boys and girls in the family affected by the curse wrote about it, and now there was a whole book about it, but a family heir was not allowed to read it until after and also add on it their experience. Back into the mansion. Dahlia is woken up by her parents, servants, and their butler in joyful birthday songs. "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you," the servants chorused. Dahlia had woken up energized and very delightful. She felt like herself again for the first time in a long time. "Mum, it's gone; I slept so well; it's over. The bad dreams have ended,??dahlia beamed in happiness. "More reasons to celebrate today," her mother answered, smiling, but her smile never got to her eyes. Later that night, she cried herself to sleep. She knew it was getting ready to spread its wings. "I will do the makeup," Kate, her designer, declared. "No, you did it last time; it's my time," Ella protested. They loved their mistress and constantly fought over who would beautify her for the day. "come on, you can both do it," Dahlia said, smiling sweetly. "Okay, we will leave you to get ready, " she told her, then ordered the servants to return. "Happy birthday, "Antonio mouthed to Dahlia before leaving the room. She had always wanted a brother. Ever since she could remember, he had always watched over her, protecting and spoiling her. She felt for and even loved him but misinterpreted it as brotherly love. When the others left the room, Ella and Kate started fighting over everything to prepare Dahlia, making them late for the party. Her parents had invited all their friends and their families to celebrate. And they all didn't fail to attend. They were the area's most influential and wealthiest family, so no one was left out. Everyone wanted to have a connection with the family. Suffering from heartbreak, Daniel had attended the party to soothe his broken heart. Due to him being all mischievous and curious, he had taken a tour by himself inside the Spears mansion. Accidentally the very moment he was passing Dahlia's room was when the girls were gossiping about him. "Daniel, my love, where thee you at, "Dahlia swore her love to him, giggling. Outside the door, upon hearing his name, Daniel had stopped and listened. "you know he is never gonna look at you," Kate said seriously. "I know, but I can dream," Dahlia laughed. "After what you did to him, I don't think he will forgive you," Ella said sadly. "But I never meant it; he was just too cute, and I felt threatened."Imagine having someone look better than you at your birthday party, plus I was young". Dahlia lamented. "I don't think he is still holding that against me; he is not that petty, " Dahlia said. "what if I am? Does that make me petty," Daniel answered mischievously, budging into Dahlia's room. The girls were shocked by the sudden intrusion. "Daniel, "Dahlia screamed, shocked. "you aren't supposed to be here; you will damage our mistress reputation," Ella declared. "Oh really, but I heard she just declared her love for me," Daniel answered sweetly." I should be here with you. " Dahlia couldn't help but smile shyly. The boy she had crushed on for years was in her room very, delighted that she liked him. He kept smiling at her with his gorgeous blue eyes, she felt butterflies in her stomach, and her heart fluttered. Kate and Elisa felt the tension in the room and left quietly, leaving the two in their world. They stood guard outside the door; they couldn't let anyone catch their young mistress. "yeah, Kate, let's go and be their guards so they are not caught," Ella said mockingly. She didn't like the boy's mischievousness. "you know we could be punished for this, "Kate said blankly as they left the room. "They don't hate you, you know; they just talk a lot," Dahlia said, laughing sweetly to Daniel after the two left the room. "Their eyes said something different," Daniel joked. "Ohh, what did their eyes say, "Dahlia asked mischievously. "Ready to go for the kill, "Daniel said thoughtfully, then Burst out laughing. "we should go out sometimes," Daniel offered, looking straight into her eyes. "yes, we should, "Dahlia accepted, delighted. She couldn't hide her shy smile. Daniel slowly approached her, kissed her lightly on her cheeks, and left the room. She couldn't believe she had received a kiss from her crush; this was enough to make her day all bright and delightful. "so what happened ?"Kate asked, smiling. "tell us all the details," Ella demanded. "Nothing, really nothing happened, "Dahlia defended herself. "you know you have never been good at lying, come on, Just it let out, "Kate kept pushing an answer out of Dahlia. 'Nothing really,' Dahlia said as she ran out of the room. They had delayed enough, and she was sure her mother would come for her anytime now. "Oh, there you are; you sure are taking your time,' her mother said, shaking her head. "come on, it's my birthday, just for today. Let them wait for me,'' Dahlia answered confidently and pleased with herself. Kate and Ella had outdone their skills. "Come, I will walk you, "her mother held her hand and walked her to the ballroom. She was stunning; all eyes looked upon her when she entered the room. She was beautiful, and her eyes stole the hearts of the many young elites attending the party. She had her first dance with her father and then spent half of the evening entertaining her guests. They kept throwing glances at each other through the night. If Dahlia is peaking at Daniel, he pretends not to have seen, and when Daniel peaks, Dahlia pretends not to notice. The game continued until Daniel got the courage to approach her publicly and asked for a chance to dance with her. "you would make my day very delightful if you accepted my hand for a dance," Daniel mischievously offered. He hadn't finished speaking when Dahlia held his hand and stood up. What surprised everyone wasn't that she had turned down all the men who had offered to dance with her but her smiles and the way her eyes met Daniel's.In her eyes, he was all she could see. "They make a good couple," her mother whispered to her husband. She tried her best not to shed tears today. She couldn't let her daughter see it. The curse had chosen its victim—an object of pain to her daughter. "Don't worry, love; we will be with her throughout this journey. We won't let her face all by herself.''John whispered.