Track 109

Zowie, a nine-year-old girl, excitedly heads to boarding school with her father's loving preparations. At Greatland Girls College, she befriends Buki and Jane, forming strong bonds. However, the school holds dark secrets, with mysterious occurrences causing fear among students, including sightings of a ghostly figure. Despite the challenges, Zowie finds comfort in her friendships and learns valuable lessons at the school. Zowie was just nine years old when she left home for the first time. It wasn't the admission letter that made her dance around the compound. It was new things her father had packed. A bright pink mattress. A shiny pink bucket. Neatly folded school uniform and a soft matching bed sheet. Fresh new sandals. A full carton of provisions. And a silver spoon with her name engraved on it. Greatland Girls College looked big. Too big for someone like Zowie. But she wasn't afraid. At least, not yet. She smiled and danced as she arranged her bag for school the next day. Carefully folding her socks. Setting her spoon like it was a treasure. That morning, she rushed to her best friend's house just to say goodbye. Come see. I am going to boarding school, she shouted with excitement. Come pick up. Wow, I'm going to miss you. She cried, then hugged her tightly. Zowie waved like a queen. Proud. Glowing. And bubbling with joy. But no one, not even Zowie, could imagine the real lessons this school would teach her. The next day, her father packed her belongings into the car and drove her to school. When they reached the gate, it was chaos. Parents unloading boxes. Students hugging and crying. Some are eager. Some were terrified. After saying goodbye to her father, Zowie turned to head back to the hotel. Her bag slugged over one shoulder. The first thing she saw at school wasn't a classroom. It was a little girl crying by the school gate. Her name was Buki. Why are you crying? Zowie asked gently. I want to go home, Buki said. Zowie opened her provision, pulled out a biscuit and smiled. Help me carry my bucket and my bag. Let's go to the hotel. Let's survive this place together. And just like that, a bond was born. They were both assigned to read the hotel. And from that moment, they became inseparable. They laughed during break time, shared biscuits under bunk beds, whispered secrets during nights out. But not everything in Graceland Girls was sweet. Red G Hotel was wide and cold. Still bones. Sleeping lights. A hundred whispers at night. Zowie missed her father. She missed her warm bed. But she had Buki. And later, she met Jane. Jane was quiet. Always serious. Always looking over her shoulder. Are you always sick? Zowie asked her. No, Jane said softly. But someone visits me when I sleep. At first, Zowie thought Jane was just being spooky. Until girls started falling sick. Until girls woke up with marks on their arms, screaming. Until one night, when students were returning from night rest, someone screamed and all the students started running back to the classroom. One of them claimed she saw a girl wearing white, floating above the stairs. No feet. No face.