Mask: The genesis of mystery

She's not invited

Today is a big day! It's my birthday. I invited some friends of mine, I have planned to invite all of my classmates but mom said that it would be very crowded in the house so I just invited some of them, just my closest friends.

Mom and I are currently preparing plates and are putting decorations, things like that. A little bit later and the doorbell rings, It's my cake. My mom ordered a cake for me because we don't have much time to bake one. I got the cake, give the payment and thanked the delivery boy for delivering and also, for greeting me a happy birthday.

Minutes later and the doorbell rings again, It should be my friends. I walk to the door and opened it, but there is no one outside the door. I closed it but this time, before I turned my back on it, someone knocks on the door again. I opened it again and saw this cute little girl, she has a pretty long hair, just like me back when I was a little girl like her. I suddenly looked at her neck, we have the same necklace. It's too rare to find someone with the same necklace as me, my mom gave it to me as a gift on my 7th birthday. She saw me looking at her necklace, then she hides it.

The little girl is all by herself, I even looked around but no one is there accompanying her. Why does she looks familiar? and I have this feeling that I know her, and that I saw her before. Maybe she's just one of our neighbors.

I was about to ask her why she came here but, "Happy birthday!" she said then she run away. I didn't have the chance to know her name and thank her for greeting me. But wait,

How did she know it's my birthday? Am I popular in this neighborhood? That's impossible, I rarely go out.

I went to my mom and ask her if she know a little girl with a long hair by our neighborhood, but she said that she don't know anyone who has a little daughter by our neighborhood. I want to know the little girl, she seems nice. Maybe I'll look for her in the morning to thank her.

The foods and decorations are all set, now we just have to wait for my friends to celebrate my birthday. The doorbell rings agin, my mom opened the door, It's them, it's my friends.

They greeted me and handed me their gifts for me. Everyone is happy, and I feel satisfied. We ate and shared our experiences in the past few days. It's quite funny to hear their stories. Now, it's time for me to make a wish and blow the candles in the cake.

They started singing, everyone is singing, happily. I started saying my wish on my mind. "I wish for happiness, long life, good health, and more blessings to come for me, for my family, for my friends, and for all of the other people, we all deserved to have that. I wish that everything will be back to normal" then I blow the candles. I looked at everyone, they're shouting, clapping, and they're so happy.

But my eye caught something. There is this one girl who looks at me with plain eyes, but-- She's smiling. She's smiling yet I can see that she's lonely. She's making an unpleasant aura.

She's not invited! She's not one of my friends and I don't know her.

I only just had a glimpse on her then as I look back, she's already gone.

Who was it? I couldn't remember her face, all I can remember is that she has a very black long hair. Why does she look like she's glaring at me?

I didn't mind what I saw and started talking to my friends. I don't wanna ask them and I don't want to say what I saw.

I'm scared, I got scared of her, even though I don't know her. But I want to know who it was.

I suddenly remember the little girl who greeted me from earlier. Suddenly, I felt chills all over my body. I remember her face now, I remember it clearly now. That little girl who greeted me and the girl I just saw...

They look exactly the same.