The Bad Boy And The Mermaid

Chapter 8

Blue

“Hannah, where do your parents live?” I asked her since I’d never heard Hunter talk about their parents.

“We used to live together at first. Me, Hunter, Ryan. I’m still in high school so I live with my parents, Ryan has a condo downtown and he takes care of the family business. And Hunter, well. He’s not the obeying kind so Dad disowned him temporarily after a series of bad behavior. He’s the black sheep of the family.”

Hunter certainly didn’t seem like a sheep to me.

“What kind of bad behavior?”

I didn’t think there was anything remotely bad about Hunter’s behavior. Sure he was a little scary when he was angry, but he was still nice.

“He used to get kicked out of schools, the soccer team, getting into fights. That sort of thing.” She explained.

I nodded. I could ask Hunter about it later.

“Who is Ryan?” I asked.

“He’s our oldest half-brother. Ryan’s mom died when he was four and then Dad remarried Hunter’s Mom who...well, it just didn’t turn out well. They separated, and then he remarried for the third time to my mother.” She said taking a sip of her drink that she called a “slushie” it made her tongue look blue. “Dad’s been through some rough marriages.”

“So the three of you have three different mothers?” I was surprised. I’d never heard of something like that.

She nodded. “Yup, but we share the same Dad. My moms pretty cool though.”

“My mom’s cool too.” I told her.

Then Hannah started talking about music and some boy band that I didn’t know anything about so I continued to nod my head. I guess she was really tired of my nodding, because she suggested. “How would you like a nice haircut?”

“A haircut?!” I exclaimed.

“Yeah. We’ll just trim your hair a bit.”

I shook my head. “I can’t. I’m not allowed to.”

“Why not?”

“Mermaids can’t cut hair. It’s a sin.”

Hannah seemed suspicious. “Mmm-hmm.” She eyed me warily. “Oh, I see.” It was clear she didn’t believe me at all.

It’s a good thing she didn’t push about cutting my hair. I liked my hair long.

“Hannah, can I ask you something?”

“Go ahead.”

“How do I make Hunter like me?”

She laughed. “I think he already likes you, honey.”

I didn’t believe her. “I don’t think so. Whenever I ask him if we could kiss, he gives me his cheeks.”

She snorted. “Well in that case, you should take the lead.”

“What do you mean?”

permission, just

“Really? I can

and I’m pretty sure

can I have your number so that we can talk sometimes if I needed your help

of all the junk. “Save

the color of your nails. Can we

pedi and then we’ll do some makeup for your face.” She declared with a mischievous smile. “I’m

my feet inside water, I refused to let them. Hannah insisted that it was fine but I kept refusing. In the end, they painted only my toes and did a mani for my hands. My nails looked lovely with the peach nail color. I stared at it in awe. I had matching beautiful

and told me to keep it instead and use it when I wanted to buy something

from one of my purchases. Hannah did some face painting that she called “makeup”. She assured me that she was good at it. When I looked at myself in the mirror for the final product, I really looked different. I had something called a lipstick on my lips. It was the color pink.

I looked pretty, right?

Would Hunter like it?

told me it would be time for me to go back home and that Hunter would come to collect me after his part-time work. I was elated

just take a minute.” She said and walked a little farther away from

People were still staring at me, mostly boys the age

people turned but I kept walking towards the cone. It was humongous and lit up, shinning like a star. I stared at it in awe and reached

The guy inside the shop yelled. “What

I can get that ice-cream.” I

up and down and I really didn’t like the way he was looking at me, it was similar to Hunter’s but also different. Hunter’s gaze never made me feel uncomfortable.

backed away. He continued to leer at me.

didn’t answer because I was not his honey and started walking away. I glanced behind me but there was no sign of Hannah. Where was she? It was crowded and I couldn’t see her. I’d strayed away from her

Stupid Blue!

out to her but knew there was no use. There was no way she would hear me over the

I still couldn’t see her. I remembered I had a spare phone that Hunter had given me. I could call him and then he’d know where to find me. I reached for my pocket when I realized

me and went back home? What if Hunter didn’t bother to come to the mall and decided I wasn’t worth all the trouble? What if he looked for me but failed to find

“Hunter.” I whispered.

had blurred my

an older man with a bushy mustache. He was tall and had a bulging stomach.

looking for my friend.” I

“What’s her name?”

“Hannah.” I said.

me. I’ll help you

eyes widened.

as

* * *

Hunter

or else she wouldn’t have called me again when I’d already called an hour back to check

“Hey.” I said.

thing that my sister said when she answered the call. Hannah answering on the first ring

“What is it?”

“Blue.”

told her as I stormed into the staff room of the café, pulled down the apron and stuffed it inside the locker. Good thing my brother wasn’t around, or else I’d have to give an explanation as to why I was leaving an hour earlier. The cafe was a family business,

moping the recently vacated table. I was going to talk to her and make up an excuse for an emergency, hoping

sister, Hannah. She’s in trouble, kinda.” I

regarded me through her Harry Potter glasses with suspicion. “Huh. For once, she’s taken

an eye-roll. I hated how she enjoyed teasing me. “Can I go? Will you cover for me? If Ryan asks about me, tell

If you agree for a coffee date

thing for me and it seemed like everyone knew about it, excluding me. Sometimes when we were working together, she’d find a reason to touch my hand or just playfully hit me, things like that. I’d assumed it

waist, boobs the size of watermelons, dark hair tied in

A date. It’s a

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