Cursed Painting

Chapter 11

"OF COURSE NOT, SIR," Daisy answered promptly. "I'll hang that on the wall inside my room Sir!" the girl added that she could not hide the joy she felt.

"Then go ahead and sign the painting."

The girl also complied and did not even think of the disaster that awaited her.

"Done!" The girl said happily after writing her full name at the bottom of the painting.

Daisy handed the paintbrush to the artist, but as she stood up she felt dizzy. She clung so tightly to the frame of the canvas.

"I'm dizzy Sir," Daisy said with her hands on her forehead. She could feel it spinning all around. "What's going on?" Daisy asked the artist nervously. She glanced at him and saw that the artist seemed excited as he watched her.

"That's how it feels at first, you feel dizzy. Until you feel like you're slowly entering the painting!" Gregorio pointed to the painting with a hole in the middle like a whirlwind.

"What do you mean?" The girl asked. She was very scared. Daisy fell on the floor. But with the intensity of the dizziness, she could not stand.

Gregorio let out a loud laugh.

"I'm sorry Daisy, but you'll be one of your fellow students too. You'll be going into painting like Sofia and Miguel!" and stepped closer to the girl who was trying to stand up.

"What did you do to them?" Daisy yelled out. At that moment the girl was crying. "We thought you're a good person, but we made a mistake in knowing you, you are evil, you're a demon!"

Gregorio grabbed the girl's arms. "Yes, I'm evil! I'm a disciple of the devil!" the artist laughed out loud. "It's not true that Sofia and Miguel left. Because the truth is that they are trapped inside the painting!" When the artist confessed, the girl was even more scared. "And now you can be with them too, Daisy!"

"No, I don't want to! have mercy on me, Sir, don't go ahead with what you're planning." The girl struggled. The painter let her go.

Daisy tried to stand up and she succeeded, but a strong force stopped her body. Daisy looked at the painting. She was terrified when she saw the painting because the appearance of the painting on the canvas had changed.

There was a big hole in the middle of the canvas that looked like a whirlwind. Daisy felt the canvas suck her into that hole.

"Have mercy on me, Sir, stop this!" Daisy cried pleading with the artist, but there was no response from her. She saw the artist walking closer to his table, he picked up the phone and talked to someone.

"Sir, please help me!" Daisy shouted with a horrific face.

The girl cried out loud because in a few moments the strong force coming from inside the canvass would suck her again. Daisy cries as she asks for help from the artist who is happy just watching her.

"Lord please help me," Daisy prayed. She was praying that she could save herself. She remembered her parents and siblings, the girl cried even more.

Daisy already felt the pain in her hands but she still didn't want to let go. She kept crying and felt sorry for herself. She was losing hope that she could still survive the danger that was already waiting for her.

"You're strong, you still don't want to give up," Gregorio whispered in the air noticing that the girl's hands were still clinging to the frame of the canvass. He approached the girl.

"Please, let me go, Sir,"

"Don't t*****e yourself, Daisy, because there's nothing you can do!" Gregorio said sarcastically to the girl. He held her hands and forcibly removed them from the canvas frame.

"Don't! Have mercy on me," Daisy sobbed. "Don't do this to me. My parents and siblings will look for me."

Gregorio laughed at what the girl said.

"I don't care if they look for you, because they won't find you. No one will know where you are!" and the artist let go of Daisy's hand.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Daisy scream. She shuddered in horror.

The girl's whole body finally entered the hole in the middle of the canvass.

After a while, the painting gradually returned to normal.

Gregorio saw the changing face of the ballerina in the painting. Daisy's face can be seen in the painting with a sad expression on her face.

"What a beautiful masterpiece," Gregorio said while touching Daisy's face in the painting. "My lord of darkness will be happy again because of this new gift,"

Gregorio picked up the scattered paintbrushes on the floor and then the artist came out of that room carrying the painting that had become Daisy’s prison.

ALYSSA was on the balcony when she heard a voice calling her name, she looked around to see who was calling her name.

"Alyssa... Alyssa..!"

She looked around again but she couldn't see anything.

"Alyssaaaaa!" The tone of the voice she heard was sad.

Alyssa stepped closer to the railing of the balcony. She looked away, her eyes went to the gate of the mansion. She saw Sofia, Miguel, and Daisy standing near the gate, she saw Daisy waving at her. She was Confused, she also waved back at her.

"What are they doing here?" She asked herself in a whisper. "Did they return to the mansion to end the few days they had left here?" Alyssa saw their hands raise, inviting her out.

She nodded in response to them. She took a quick step as she walked down the stairs. Alyssa didn't notice any of her fellow students, not even her best friend Maggie.

Alyssa took quick steps to the big door of the mansion. When she opened the door, she ran to get to the gate with the three fellow students who were waiting for her.

"Where are they?" Alyssa whispered as she could see that they were no longer there. "Sofia! Miguel! Daisy! Where are you guys?"

She saw in the corner of her vision was Sofia running, so Alyssa immediately followed. Next, she saw Miguel and Daisy almost right next to Sofia.

Alyssa followed them, they entered the mansion and took a quick step up the stairs, although she was wondering what the three students were doing, she continued to follow them.

They stopped in front of a room.

"Isn't that Sir Gregorio's room?" Alyssa stopped Miguel from turning the doorknob. Miguel didn't seem to hear anything because he kept opening the door.

Alyssa closed her eyes tightly. She was nervous that the artist might catch them. Her eyes suddenly widened when she heard the creak of the door.

"How did you open that Miguel?" Alyssa asked him but he did not answer.

Once the three entered the room, Alyssa was hesitant if she would follow them. She was afraid that the artist might catch them. She saw Daisy inviting her to enter.

It was a heavy step that Alyssa followed with them.

"Ha!" Alyssa said in shock when the light went out in the room. "Guy's where are you?"

Alyssa touched the wall, she tried to find the light switch.

"Huhuhuhuhu!" from where Alyssa heard the cries of sad voices. Feared Alyssa leaned against the wall.

"Who is there?" Alyssa asked, her heart was beating fast.

"Alyssa helps us," it sounded like Miguel's voice.

"Miguel, what's going on? Where are you?" she heard the cries again. "Huhuhuhuhu,"

At first, Alyssa thought they might just prank her.

 "I'm scared of you, it's not a good joke anymore," Alyssa said. She accidentally touched the doorknob, she turned it to open but it was locked.

"I'm scared, I'll be out of the room before Sir can catch up with us." Her voice trembled as she said this.

Suddenly the light in the room lit up, Alyssa jumped up in shock.

"Alyssa," Sofia's voice was what she heard.

Alyssa quickly turns her head, she saw Sofia sitting on the side of the bed behind her.

"What are you planning? why did you bring me here to Sir Gregorio's room? Maybe later we'll get caught, I'm nervous." Said Alyssa, she tried to open the door again but she failed.

Alyssa saw Sofia stand up, she walked closer to a black cabinet. It suddenly opened even though Sofia did not touch it. Alyssa took a step back in panic, she saw what had happened.

How did that happen? Alyssa asked herself.

"Come to me Alyssa," Sofia called to her.

She doesn't know but Alyssa feels that Sofia can make her obey. She stepped closer to Sofia.

"What is that?!" Alyssa was frightened when she saw the statue of satan. She takes a step back.

"Help us, Alyssa," Sofia's voice was sad as she spoke.

"I'm confused, what's really going on here?" She asked Sofia.

Sofia looked at the foot of the statue of satan. Alyssa was again horrified to see the statue sitting inside the cabinet.

Alyssa noticed the layers of paintings.