The Bad Boy And The Mermaid

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BLUE

Was marriage the only think a mermaid was supposed to do when she grew up? I asked myself that as I began getting ready for the big day ahead. My friends Coral and Oceana were braiding my hair and fixing it with sea shells. Since my hair was the longest among my friends, they loved braiding it. I looked at my appearance in the mirror and realized how beautiful the hairstyle had turned out to be.

“You look like a princess Blue!” Coral complimented me. “I’m sure Adrian will fall head over heels in love with you.”

I laughed.

Today was supposed to be a big day. I was going to be engaged to my best friend, Adrian. He and I had been friends since childhood and everyone used to tease us back then about how cute we looked together. The teasing had gotten serious during high school when Adrian confessed his feelings to me. My parents and his were actually thrilled about us getting married. Me? not, so much.

I had a sinking feeling inside, like I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to marry yet. I thought we were supposed to be in love with someone to marry. I read in those cliché Mermaid love story books that a person in love constantly felt the butterflies in the stomach or the longing to be with that person. With Adrian, I sensed nothing. It felt more like I was packing and moving into my best friends home. I couldn’t think of Adrian that way. He just did not evoke any romantic feelings and that made me nervous. I knew he was head over heels in love with me, and that kind of made me feel guilty about not feeling the same.

I wish I had some feelings for my future husband.

Maybe after I married, I’ll fall in love with him. That’s what happened with all the mermaids. They were matched in their respective clans, and betrothed soon after their birth, destined to marry their partners just how Coral and Oceana were and they were always giddy with excitement whenever I mentioned the names of their respective fiancés.

Coral added some pearls into my braid that made it shine brightly.

“There.” Oceana said delightfully, “You look so beautiful today, Blue. I’m so jealous you’re getting married before me.” She pouted.

I laughed. “Don’t be stupid. Your engagement is next month. It’s not that far.”

“I know, and I’m so excited. I can’t wait. We should do shopping for our wedding together.”

“Of course.” I said.

sea-horse carriage was waiting outside my home. After I got ready, the girls and

Adrian puts that ring on your finger, it’s a done deal. There

Swim away

voice hissed

while you still can,

parents? They won’t

you’re back you can explain how you’re still not

Adrian? He

explain Adrian later. He would understand, he’s your

Swim away, Blue.

thing in my head

at me, their expressions puzzled. “Are you

I nodded. “I’m fine.”

be fine. Everyone’s nervous on their special day. Think of your first kiss today. You can’t

at them, unable to say

would be like kissing

with illuminating shells and corals. Jelly-fishes swam around the place. There were also water balloons and flowers. It was going to be a private ceremony. Coral and Oceana

excused myself to go to the mer-ladies restroom. I was afraid the girls would follow me there too but thankfully they did not. Instead of heading towards the restroom, I swam out through the entrance making sure I wasn’t being noticed.I swam far away from the gardens, swimming until I knew I was far from the place. I didn’t have a particular plan in mind, I just wanted to stall the engagement with Adrian. A few hours later, I planned on calling him

would also scream at me and stop talking for days but eventually I knew he would understand because

into a much deeper end. The part of the ocean where no mermaid swam into.I panicked. I’d heard a lot of stories about the deep-end, about how mer-folk disappeared down there, eaten by a large species of fish or something more sinister.

shadow of a large fish. Perhaps a shark. Those were some nasty fish and attacked the mer-folk constantly. I eyed him and slowly began

the sea water. I swam in no particular direction and that’s when I saw something fall from the top. It was too fast for me to dodge. The thing fell around me and wound me up in it. I was tangled in a net. I’d heard these stories from mer-folk

opposite direction but the rope pulled

Up.

Up.

Up.

their expressions turn horrified. Once they pulled me up onto the human land, I’d loose my tail and shape-shift into a human, I decided. They pulled me up into their boat and I pretended to