A TALE OF TWO MERMAIDS
By Hossana Isaac O.
(Hossy)
Prologue
It was very late at night
The sky was without stars
Only the moon lit up the ocean waves
A young boy with blonde hair swam to the shore from the ocean
He looked back repeatedly as if he was being pursued
He then swam very close to the sandy beach and hid behind a beach rock
He lifted up his hand and pulled out a weaved net, like a fisherman’s net
In it were two little babies
Both having short blonde hair
He placed the net on the sand and it revealed the babies
They were asleep
And n@ked
No wait…
They were not totally n@ked
They had green long pants (trousers)
Wait
These aren’t pants
There are tails
The babies are baby mermaids
The young boy swam out fully
He had a tail too
He was a merman
“well you too are going to be safe here. But you also endangered my life. What if I was caught while swimming here? And if I’m going back, what if I’m busted out? You ugly things” he said a bit sassy
The two mermaids were sleeping and cuddling up with each other
“cute” he said and threw a little rock into the ocean
He began to hear voices
He quickly wrapped the girls up and dived into the ocean
He swam to the side that he was hearing voices
He peeped out an saw a woman crying into the ocean
“Peter, it’s not my fault. I wish I could give you children. But I can’t” she said and busted out crying even more
Gavin scoffed
“humans are stupid and too emotional and ugly. Yuck!” he said with a disgusted face
He swam out
“what are you doing here?” he said and the woman, being very frightened by his sudden appearance jerked backwards and screamed loudly
“uhh, why that act of immaturity? Do you want to get attention from people?” Gavin asked sarcastically
“who are you?” she asked, still very frightened
“I’m a handsome young man who fell into the ocean and became a fish. But suddenly, I’m now a human” he replied and she frowned
“whhat?”
“you’re so stupid ugly human. Why would you find a human swimming so well and comfortably in the ocean at this time?” he asked sarcastically again
Well
He’s very sassy
The sassiest merman in the ocean
“are… you.. a merman?” she drawed
“no, I’m a merwoman” he replied and laughed
He swam out fully and she saw his tail
She screamed and tried to run but he tied her legs with a strong vine
Magic ?
“if you scream, run and tell people about me, no one would believe you. Because no sane person would be at the ocean by this time and is expected not to hallucinate” Gavin said
“please let me go” she pleaded, with a tearful face
Suddenly, a woman appeared behind Gavin and hit his head with a big wood.
He slumped and the woman quickly ran to untie the other with a pen knife
“who are you?” the first lady asked
“I’m a human just like you. I came her to cry too.” she replied, cutting the vine and sniffing
Lines of tears were reflecting against the moonlight from her face
“why did you come to cry?” the first woman asked
“no time to answer that. Let’s get outta here” she said and jerked the lady off the ground
She held her hand and they tried to run away but Gavin woke up
“no… Come back. I mean no harm. I need your help please” he yelled over to them
The first lady looked back
“ignore him” the other lady stated
They ran on
“I can give you a child” he yelled over and they both stopped and looked back
“what” they both said simultaneously
“just come back. I can’t keep yelling. You’ve already exhausted my energy” he said and scoffed
They looked at each other, held hands and slowly walked towards Gavin
Coincidentally, both ladies came to cry on the account of their childlessness
They got close to him but not close enough
“you humans disgust me” he mumbled
“repeat what you said” the second lady who was bolder said
“you mean you humans disgust me?” he asked
“no, what you said before we came back” she answered
“are you childless too?” he asked and she didn’t reply
He laughed
“let me just go straight to the point. My name is Gavin from Scalia. And in Scalia we have a very wicked queen who rules us despicably. In our kingdom, the strongest power is twins power. It’s the only power capable of bringing the queen down. And so she kills all twins. Unfortunately, my poor mother gave birth to twins and endangered my life because she wants to spare their ugly lives by sending me here. She said they will be safer in the human world and blah blah blah… Now do you want to safeguard them?” he said with one brow raised
“we don’t believe you” the tough lady said
“he has a tail” the first woman said, showing that he was saying the truth
”what if he’s just fooling us? What if he wants to take us for some sacrifices” the tough lady said and the first woman stepped back in fear
Gavin knew he was going to loose the opportunity to give his sisters out so he calmed down and decided to be less sarcastic
“I’m serious. My sisters are here. Do you want to see them?” he asked
“okay” they replied
He beckoned on them to follow him as he swam over to the side where they were
They walked on the shore is he swam
He stopped and they stopped beside a rock
“where are they?” the first lady asked
“look down”
They looked down and saw a wrapped net
The tough lady bent down and unwrapped it
They both gasped
The first lady bent down too
“oh my goodness… Oh my goodness” she said as she carried one up
“a daughter” the other lady said as she hugged the second baby
“you see.. I’m not a joker” Gavin said
“can we keep them please?”
“yeah yeah… Whatever” he replied and wrote something on the sand
“they were born just a few hours ago. My mother named them Kira and Kara.” he said pointed at the twins, signifying that the one with the tough lady was Kira and the one with the other lady was Kara
“you have to take care of them. Keep them away from each other until they are eighteen years. If they should know each other before then, they might hate each other for life” he said and twirled his two hands
Each brought out green lights and it went to both girls
It transformed their tails to legs and the women gasped.
It also changed their hair color
“whoa” the first lady said
“but why should they be kept away from each other? Is it so in Scalia?” the tough lady asked
“no, it’s a curse placed by the queens witch” Gavin replied
“then we’ll have to go away from this place to another” the tough lady said
“do whatever you can do to keep them safe. I have to go now. I love you ugly things. I’ll meet you again” Gavin said as kissed the two girls
He then dived into the ocean and wasn’t seen again
“I can’t believe we have beautiful babies to ourselves now” the first lady said
“I’m so happy. By the way, I’m Melissa” the tough lady replied
“I’m Gwendolyn”
“it’s nice to meet you Gwen” Melissa said cuddling Kira
“it’s a pleasure meeting you” Gwen replied
“what are we going to do now?” Melissa asked
“I was pregnant for eight months but the doctor said I couldn’t hold a baby for nine months. My baby died in my womb just yesterday. I couldn’t bring myself to tell my husband. I had the foetus flushed out without his knowledge because he’s not around” Gwen said looking sad
“mine is almost the same, my baby was born premature but she was a still birth (baby born dead). It’s the fourth time it’s happening. I couldn’t tell my husband too. Because he’s a grumpy man” Melissa said
“since we haven’t told them, we don’t need to tell them about these babies too” Gwen said
Melissa nodded in agreement
“I’ll leave Florida and go to Minnesota so the girls won’t know each other” Gwen said
“I’ll go to Nevada state” Melissa said and they smiled feeling really happy
?NEW YORK CITY?
(14yrs later)
Liliana hung her school bag across her shoulder and was using her phone as she climbed down the spiral staircase
She got down and almost bumped into a maid carrying boxes
“watch where you’re going clumsy” she blurted out and glared at the maid
“I’m so sorry ma’am” the maid apologized
She scoffed and moved to the living room
Her mother was watching the morning news
“morning mom” she greeted without taking her eyes off the phone
“Kara, you’re ready for your new school” her mom asked smiling
“what’s new? It’s just school.” Liliana replied
Her middle name was Kara and only her mother called her that
“bye” she muttered and walked out with her eyes still on the phone
When she got to the door, she bumped into the door post because she wasn’t looking
“oww” she mumbled and walked through the door
Her mother laughed
“teenagers” she mumbled and faced the TV
Liliana was going to a new school since she was new in New York City
She entered her car and the driver drove her to the high school she was going to resume in
She walked in casually, as if she was an old student
The principal met with her and personally took her to her class because of her status
She entered the class and sat down
Everyone stared at her
“lame” she mumbled to herself
Just then another new comer entered the class with the principal
Her seat was beside Liliana
She sat down and tried to open her desk again
She opened it wrongly and it hit Liliana’s face
She groaned and stood up angrily
“are you crazy?” she said and slapped the new girl
She was a very rough girl and despicable too
The other girl too stood up and pushed her down
“how dare you slap me because of a little mistake?” she blurted out angrily
She was also as mean and despicable as Liliana
Liliana stood up and pushed her down too
The students had gathered around watching the fight between two new students
The principal rushed back in and they stopped
“to my office now!” he barked and they glared at each other before following him to his office.
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