She tossed and turned begging to be endowed with even a wink or a second of sleep, but her headaches with the regrets that overwhelmed her fragile mind. Even though she had never felt this despondency, this hopelessness before, she just kept on revisiting those forlorn memories. The thoughts just made her feel nauseated, and with that, another set of memories had appeared with this one just occurring recently. She recalled her Mother saying “ to let my heart free from the shackles of malevolence before Christmas Eve, or pay the price with the dreadful memories of your past, present, and future”. At that moment in time, she thought her Mother was just making a wisecrack, but as she kept on analyzing those words and it soon filled her with uneasiness. Afterwards, she saw a beacon of light emanating from the ceiling, for than an elegant woman appeared and it was as if she carried the light with her. The woman’s face was sharp but looked soft at the touch, and her hair hanged to her knees with it seeming like graceful waves colliding together. Furthermore, she wore a gown that’s white as pearl and was laced at the bottom but, to the contrast, the top was hugging her skin almost. Soon the woman gradually went towards the other lady and spoke; …show more content…
“Are you the one called Marianna?”
“Why yes indeed I’m Marianna, but who are you?” replied Marianna
The woman gave a loud chortle, and said; “why I’m the Ghost of Christmas Past my lady”
“So you are, but may you state your purpose spirit” Marianna said