Three weeks later. morning. suburban neighbourhood. the new neighbour next door Decker's house moved in as promise after the renovation is done. her mother were right about it. her mother absolutely right about everything.
Belle preparing herself for school. she comb her hair then grab her thing running downstairs.
her mother hear her heavy footstep running down. in second Belle shows up. she reach the glass at the sink and orange juice inside the fridge. she drink it and nodding.
"New neighbours huh." she asked. "Barely seen them outside."
"Yeah. kinda creepy family."
"You saw the family?."
the mother nod. continue.
"They early. one weeks early. I saw the mother first. when I was about to throw the garbage outside. I saw her. so I went through. I said 'Hi' she hadn't respond. she stare at me, like I own her money. then she walk back to the house. she slammed the door. without saying 'Hi' to me back."
Belle hear her mother upset stories about the neighbour next door. while she take more and more sip of orange juice.
"It's sounds ridiculous." growl. the mother spokes back. "New neighbour."
Belle drink till drain. she washed the glass then grab her bag. she kisses both her mother cheek. said.
"They're not sound ridiculous but weird. haven't you noticed anything weird about this family?."
"I do. she like living with the undead."
"Vamp?."
"Goth. no. I mean. like the Addams something."
Belle snort with smile. she walk toward the door. before she reach the knob. she said.
"Welcome to the Addams family."
then she left the house to school.
as she walk on side of the road. her name been called from behind. she stop and turn. it was Emma. she rushed toward her.
"People start to talk about your new neighbour."
"What an fast spreading news. what they tell?."
the girl walk. Emma spokes. "Weird. they said the family kind a Addams things. with the thing things. the elder saw the mother for the first. nor husband or kids they saw. just her."
"Same what my mom told me about that today. first Gibson now this weird family."
"You think Gibson weird, why you said that?." asked Emma. "I don't think he is. well, maybe earlier we both meet. he trying to report me."
blinked the girl look at each other. "Yeah, he weird."
the girl now arrive at school. went to locker room. then the girl go separate way. Belle walk inside class. she noticed something on top of her desk. flowers.
slowly she approaching as her eyes look around the class. no one bother of that flowers. nor even look at it. she drop her bag on the floor. gently she reach the flowers and smell it.
still. no one bothered her and the flowers. "Wow. you got flowers huh."
she turn. Jake Harley on her view. he drop his bag on floor. hips on side of the desk.
"Beautiful. I'm about to gives you. but someone did. from your crush?."
she look. said. "I don't have a crush."
"Maybe."
she look down at the flowers back. she look for the card. perhaps a stranger left the card for her. and she found the card between the petals. she pulled it out. she laid the flowers on her desk.
she read the card.
My love, Belle.
How are you? I've been missing you a lot. but you don't have to worried about me my love. one day we both will be together. no one keep us apart and I promise you. no one will.
Yours,
O. G.
she look up from the card. she stare on Jake face. she look confused as she blink her eyes.
"What? what the card said." asked Jake.
"Weirs. this card wrote and know my name. please tell is was from you, Jake. or maybe you know who send it."
he shrugged. said. "Why would I do that? if I wanted to send a flowers to you I will do it infront of you like right now. but here I'am. I don't do anything."
"Are you sure?."
"Then what the card said?."
"Emma will know that." she look in his eyes. "You with me?."
lunch time. they three sit under same three. doesn't know why the girl love hanging under this tree. Belle brought the flower with her. she show the card to Emma. and she read it with curiosity.
as same time Belle search for her face.
"O.G? opera ghost?."
Jake reach the card and read it. "Your thoughts same as mine. opera ghost."
"Then who opera ghost? this is weird. I've never received anything like this before. I don't like it. I admit I like flower but not like this tricky, weird things. whatever."
she took the card back from Jake hand. she read the name again.
silent. Belle spokes back. "I thought this flowers came from Jake."
"Why you expect Jake gives you this?." asked Emma.
"Friendship. not lovers. and I thought he give it to you too."
Jake shrugged. if he wanted to send a flowers to these girl he did already but not this tricky. O.G? no one know who this O.G stranger.
they living in silent for a moment. wondering who the hell gives this flowers to Belle. after a minute. Emma yelped.
"Gibson?!." Belle and Jake look at Emma as she repeat the name again. "Gibson."
"Who the hell is, Gibson?." asked Jake. "Belle crush or ex- lovers."
"Before you knew, Jake. Victor Gibson is our english teacher. he teach in Belle class. some said, the gossip said he moved out. quit his teaching and get married."
Jake curious. he asked again. "If he really went through this marriage life why he bother sending the flowers to Belle? beside O.G? doesn't mean it's prefer to him if his name is Gibson."
"O.G just a nickname. I can used wonder woman for my nickname too. guess what, Jake? before you here. this Gibson keep his eyed on Belle. I don't know if anyone notice it but I did. he did it. I saw what I saw. Belle doesn't trust me if I said so."
again Jake still don't understand what Emma trying to said about Gibson things. who he is? where'd he come from? maybe there's a history, dark secret left behind in this suburban place. he need to find out but who will tell him?
maybe Emma?
he and his family newly here. only what he know just Emma and Belle since he moved in this suburban. no one trying to find out who Jake is, maybe they did just - they don't trying to get alone together. Jake is rich that's all. oh, handsome too.
just why? maybe Emma could tell him who Victor Gibson is.
"I still don't understand, Emma."
Emma rolled her eyes. "He'd likes Belle. that's all. don;t you understand? he likes Belle. that's why he keep his eyes on her. so, I expected this flowers came from him no matter what. I think all this marriage issues, moving out, quitting his job just part of his tricks."
"You mean all this happens are tricks?." asked Jake again.
she nods continue. "Yes. all this are tricks. he fake his own marriage so then he can get Belle without our concern or worried. his tricky man, Jake."
"You seems like accusing him."
"I'm not. I'm not accusing him. I know. I have a eyes to see. I have a nose to smell. I have ears to hear. I have a lips to speaks and of course I know everything, Jake."
Jake chuckle. "Such a big accusing, Emma. you know that. you must have a proof to show him guilty."
"You wanna proof? Belle went to L.A for tour and so he did. he suddenly got grandma issues then he gone till now."
silent. she spokes back. "Then we all, I mean this suburban place received a news about his marriage. like suddenly - marriage. can you believe it?."
she exhaling. Jake shake his head while his mind thinking of the theory of Emma spoke about. maybe she's right. it's all make sense. the flowers, the card and name. excuses. all make sense. it was Gibson doing. all this it's was him.
he looked up at Emma.
"So? did my theory are wrong."
he turn to Belle. he gently reach her hand on purpose. she quite shocked as he take her hand in his. she take her hand back. uncomfortable.
"What's wrong with you?." asked Belle.
"I think what Emma said about Gibson. your teacher it's all make sense."
"So you believed in me, Jake."
he nod. "Yeah. but Belle?."
he stare her. "You must be careful. was it true or not but you must. listen to me. he will not stop looking after you. not just today. he'd never giving up. he gives you this." he pointed at the flowers laid on the grass beside Belle.
"He will do this again till he get you. if you resist him. your life it in his hand."
silent. he spokes back. "You're life is in great dangerous."