"I
don't want to invite anyone to my birthday party anymore! They are not here to
celebrate with me! They just want to see how I am tricked at my own birthday
party!" Stephanie yelled.
Stephanie's
birthday party was known to be one of the 'coolest' parties in school. The
strange things might seem scary to some of us but since Stephanie's birthday
was on Halloween, everyone thought that the spookiness was created on purpose! She explained a million times that
none of those incidents were set up but no one would believe her.
"I
hope I am invited to Stephanie's party this year! I wonder what scary things
will happen…" Stephanie's cousin, Kion wondered.
"Going
to Stephanie's birthday party is more thrilling than going to Ocean Park's
Halloween bash!" exclaimed one girl.
"It
was exciting and spooky at the same time watching the candles got blown out by
a mysterious gust of air…" said another.
"Does
Stephanie live in a real haunted house?" a P.1 girl asked.
"I
heard that Stephanie is a real ghost! Isabelle, is that true?" Isabelle's
classmate, Claudia questioned doubtfully.
The
rumours got so out of this world that Stephanie dreaded her birthday.
Last
year, the party went smoothly until Stephanie's mum brought out the birthday
cake. Everyone gasped when the lid was removed. Half of the cake was missing!
Stephanie accused Isabelle of eating half her birthday cake the night before.
Isabelle was upset about it but did not want to fight with her sister in front
of all the guests. When the candles were ready to be lit, the lighter kept
blowing out as soon as the flame came on! Stephanie ended up staying in her
room for the rest of the night.
It
was the night before Stephanie's birthday party. Stephanie was quiet for the
whole day and did not look excited about her party at all. Isabelle could not bear
to see her sister being so upset. She sat in the kitchen until the middle of
the night to make sure no one came to spoil the cake. Before she went to bed,
she wrote a note and put it on the fridge door.
Suddenly,
a small shadow appeared in the kitchen.
"I
wonder what cake that lucky girl is getting for her birthday this year…"
Little Ghost whispered to herself deviously as she opened the fridge door when the
note fell to her feet. She picked it up.
Dear friend,
I
am Stephanie's sister. This is Stephanie's birthday cake. I do not want to see
Stephanie upset on her birthday so please don't spoil the cake. We will be
happy to share it with you if you come back tomorrow.
Love,
Isabelle
Jealousy
raged over Little Ghost and she was about to pick up the cake and throw it on
the floor when she heard footsteps coming into the kitchen. Little Ghost was
scared but she didn't have to hide as she had never been spotted by anyone
before. She’s transparent to everyone. Stephanie stood by the kitchen door,
holding a piece of paper in her hand. She walked into the kitchen heading
straight to the fridge. Shaking like a leaf, she walked up to Little Ghost and
handed her the piece of paper in her quivering hands.
"I
am very scared right now but I hope you will read this." Stephanie
trembled.
Little Ghost took the
piece of paper.
You are invited to
Stephanie’s Birthday Party!!!
Dear ________ (who wants to eat cake),
I
don't know your name but I want to invite you to my birthday party. We can be
friends. Please don't eat my cake without me anymore because I get very sad.
Love, Stephanie
A
tear rolled down Little Ghost's cheek.
"How
can you see me? No one has ever seen me before so I have no friends."
Little Ghost wept.
"I
went to Story Jungle today and Miss Inness saw that I was very upset and asked
me what was wrong. I told her about my birthday party last year and she said
that a ghost had probably eaten the cake. Miss Inness said that not all ghosts
were bad and maybe the ghost in my house just really wanted to share my birthday
cake. Miss Inness once read in a book that only children born on Halloween can
see ghosts so I came to the kitchen to try my luck. I have been waiting for you
all night. Can we be friends? You can come to my party tomorrow. Can you tell
me your name so I can write that on the invitation card?" Stephanie mumbled.
Little
Ghost could not believe her ears. Suddenly, she felt very sorry for spoiling
other children's birthday parties. She never knew that she would be welcomed by
the children.
"My
name is Little Ghost. I want to come to your party but I am a ghost! Other
children will be very scared of me! As soon as children hear the word 'ghost',
they will just cry and run away! No one wants to be my friend! I am sorry for
what I did to your cake Stephanie. I am very jealous of you and all the love
you get from your family. I have never celebrated my birthday before… Even your
sister loves you so much. Did you see the note she left for me?" Little
Ghost wailed as she passed Isabelle's note to Stephanie.
"You
have a friend now, Little Ghost. Of course you can come to my party! No one can
see you so how will you scare my friends? I am the only one and I am not scared
anymore! You will be my special guest. But there's one favour which I need to
ask…" The girls giggled as Stephanie muttered something to Little Ghost
before they went to bed.
The
next morning, Stephanie bounced into the living room happily to help with the
decorations. Everyone was surprised to see how excited Stephanie looked.
Stephanie gave her sister a great big hug and whispered "thank you"
in her ear. Isabelle was a little confused but was very proud of herself for
writing that note the night before. Stephanie also made a very strange request
to her mum. Mum was confused too but was happy to fulfill Stephanie's wishes on
her birthday.
Nothing
strange happened throughout the day but some children thought Stephanie was a
little weird when she giggled and looked at ‘an empty space’ a lot…
The
most exciting moment came when the cake was brought out from the fridge. All
the children's eyes were fixed on the box, wondering what would happen this
time. When the perfect and uneaten cake was revealed, everyone clapped their
hands, looking puzzled…
"When
did you change your name to Little Ghost, Stephanie? Is that what you asked mum
to do this morning?" Isabelle questioned.
"That's
my little secret and I get to do anything I want on my birthday!" Stephanie laughed.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Little Ghost's face beaming with
joy.
Everyone
watched in amazement when the flames on the candles were blown out by a gust of
wind out of nowhere. In order to keep the ‘spooky tradition’ of her party,
Stephanie had asked Little Ghost to blow out the candles the night before!
"We
have just celebrated your birthday, Little Ghost. Let's celebrate our birthday together
on Halloween every year from now on." Stephanie smiled.
Little
Ghost has finally found a friend. She no longer has to spoil other children's
birthday parties thanks to Stephanie.
After
that birthday party, Stephanie became even more famous in school!
"I
heard that Stephanie has 'Halloween Eyes'!"
"Stephanie
can talk to ghosts!"
"Stephanie's
hobby is to collect ghosts!"
"Isn't
Stephanie a superhero? Didn't she rescue a ghost?"
The
rumours go on and on but none of them upset Stephanie anymore because she is
the only one who knows the real truth…
