A gifted teenager who pitched in at the family business brought an array of talents to the Natural Mystic Hub health store, where a piece of Siena Frankson’s artwork now holds pride of place on the wall.

Ms Frankson, 16, who lost her life in a road crash on February 14, was a gifted musician and artist and accomplished athlete who pitched in with gusto at the new business.

Earlena Ingham, Siena’s aunt and a founder of the Reid Street store, said: “When she was in anybody’s space, you just loved her. She would walk in the door, and she was on.”

She added: “She was part of the opening in 2020, serving customers and giving advice on different products.

“We develop relationships here; it’s automatic — that was a big part with her; she worked in every area — in the kitchen, the juice bar, doing retail.”

Ms Ingham said Siena kept watch over the store during her absence and kept things running smoothly.

“She had your best interests at heart. She wasn’t telling tales; she was saving the family business.”

Staff at the hub include her older brother Flavio Mundy. A communal, familial atmosphere pervaded their workplace.

Ms Ingham said her niece showed flair for retail but also handled filing and had an interest in accounting.

Zoey Frith, a manager at the business, recalled the Berkeley Institute student as a natural comedian, mature beyond her years and able to advise her elders.

She said: “Every time she came in, she had me laughing. Very bright, always smiling and she came in with great energy.

“Workers here are like my children, in a way; I look out for each and every one of them.

“She was like a little sister. She’d confide in me like a big sister.”

Ms Frith said the shock revelation of the passing of “one of my babies” had come as “horrible, devastating news” to the team.

She added: “She was very artistic and played piano. I could definitely have seen her going places with her art — 100 per cent.”

Ryan Durrant, of the band Working Title, became Siena’s piano teacher ten years ago at the request of Moira, her mother.

He said the child, who started without previous musical training, proved “a natural” at the instrument.

“I just noticed she was ultra-talented, very quickly much more advanced than a six-year-old,” Mr Durrant added.

“She was a bundle of excitement, always excited to come to lessons.

“Her eyes lit up when she walked into the classroom.”

Classes were conducted at the CedarBridge Academy MakerSpace sponsored by the Government.

Siena, who took on a variety of genres before angling towards classical music, recently “took a liking to Japanese classical music — she’d come in and ask me to learn a song so I could teach it to her”.

The two had taken to playing together at events such as weddings, Mr Durrant said.

Johnette Lorraine Darrell, a visual art teacher at Harrington Sound Parish School, said that Siena represented the school proudly in exhibitions and art awards.

“Beyond the ribbons and displays, what made Siena extraordinary was her heart,” she said.

“She created with sincerity. She encouraged others. She carried a gentle determination that inspired not only her classmates, but me as her teacher.”

Ms Darrell added: “One of the most treasured moments of my career came after she graduated.

“Siena returned to visit and presented me with a painting she had made herself. On it were the words ‘Teachers like you paint bright futures.’

“That was Siena — thoughtful, grateful and full of love.”

Nia Daniels, Siena’s younger cousin who lives in Atlanta and spends summers in Bermuda, said: “Siena is a very exciting and extraordinary and a very, very, very kind person. She is a great cousin.” She said Siena showed “she had my back”.

Kaurie Daniels, Nia’s mother, who managed Siena during summers, said: “Siena was not only beautiful, athletic and determined, but she was a force, especially when motivated. She was truly insightful and calculated.”

Ms Daniels said the two valued each other’s opinions. In the clutter of renovating the space to open Natural Mystic Hub, “one day, she whispered to me behind the counter, ‘I'm so glad you're here now so I can spend time with you. I want to be like you when I get older’. So much so she fought to be on Gold house at Berkeley because they originally put her on Green. She wanted to be on the same house as her big cousin.”

Caleb Bell, a coworker, said Siena’s death left him in “utter shock”. He called the hub a place where “everybody … chips in where they can”.

“She was calm and collected,” he said. “She could be sarcastic — that was her way of showing her personality. She was also very kind and caring, like a little sister.

“We all got close. We’ve shared a lot of moments together.”

Another colleague, Teh-kala Lambert, said the shifts they shared at the business were “always joyful”.

“She lit up any room she walked into. Her smile was bright and she had a very positive character, when it came to anything.

“She will definitely be a big miss to the Mystic Hub family.”