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?”

ask for permission, just kiss

widened. “Really? I

and I’m pretty sure Hunter wants that

your number so that we can talk

her bag (that read Prada) and dumped the contents onto the table. Finally she picked the phone out of all the junk. “Save my number. It’s double four...” after we’d

like the color of your

a mani and a pedi and then

for some unknown reason. As decided, we went to the shop called a “beauty saloon”. An hour later, when the lady started dipping 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

me to keep it instead and use it when I wanted to buy something for myself in future. I thought

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

I looked pretty, right?

Would Hunter like it?

when she told me it would be time for me to go back home and that Hunter would come to collect me after

Hannah received a call and she excused herself. “It’ll just take

still staring at me, mostly boys the age of Hunter. I didn’t know why. Maybe I looked

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

guy inside the shop yelled. “What are

at the ice-cream on the truck. “I was wondering if I can get that ice-cream.” I pulled out the money I had

looked me 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. This man

continued to leer at me. “Are

there was no sign of Hannah. Where was she? It was crowded and I couldn’t see her. I’d strayed away from her because I was

Stupid Blue!

but knew there was no use. There was no way she would hear me over the noise in

I reached for my pocket when

lower lip trembled, and I knew I was going to cry. What if Hannah couldn’t find me and went back home? What if Hunter didn’t bother to come to the mall and decided I

“Hunter.” I whispered.

tears had blurred

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

for my friend.” I said.

“What’s her name?”

“Hannah.” I said.

I’ll help

eyes widened. “You

nodded as I

* * *

Hunter

I got a call from Hannah saying that “there was a problem” I knew something was terribly wrong or else she wouldn’t have called me again when I’d already called an hour back to

“Hey.” I said.

that my sister said when she answered the

“What is it?”

“Blue.”

stuffed it inside the locker. Good thing my brother wasn’t around, or

talk to her and make up an excuse for an emergency, hoping like hell she’d fall for my excuses one

sister, Hannah. She’s in trouble, kinda.” I told her. “It’s

suspicion. “Huh. For once, she’s taken your

I go? Will you cover for me? If Ryan asks about me, tell him it was

you agree for a coffee date with

had a 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 was just a friendly thing between colleagues. Now, it seemed like that little “rumor” had some truth

of hot in a dorky way. Trim waist, boobs the size of watermelons, dark hair tied in a ponytail and eyes the shape of almonds. She

date. It’s a

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