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?

wrong with that, and I’m pretty

can talk sometimes if I needed your help in

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 successfully saved our numbers and she’d dumbed the garbage back in her bag, she asked me. “What do

of your nails. Can we paint

pedi and then we’ll do some makeup for your

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

me but she waved it off and told me to keep it instead and use it when I wanted to

at it. When I looked at myself in the mirror for

I looked pretty, right?

Would Hunter like it?

Hunter would come to collect me after his part-time work. I was elated

a call and she excused herself. “It’ll just take a minute.” She said and

myself. People were still staring at me, mostly boys the age of Hunter.

with a huge ice-cream cone on it. “Ice-Cream!” I shrieked loud. I think some people turned but I kept walking towards the cone. It was humongous and lit

the shop

wondering if I can get that ice-cream.” I pulled out the money I had

had. “You’re funny.” He 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

He continued to leer at me. “Are

sign of Hannah. Where was she? It was crowded and I couldn’t see her. I’d strayed away from her because I was dummy and I’d been too mesmerized by the

Stupid Blue!

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

I could call him and then he’d know where to find me. I reached for my pocket when I realized I was

didn’t bother to come to the mall and decided I wasn’t worth all the trouble?

“Hunter.” I whispered.

tears had blurred my

an older man 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.

help you

widened.

as I

* * *

Hunter

that “there was a problem” I knew something was terribly wrong or else she wouldn’t

“Hey.” I said.

mad.” That was the first thing that my sister said when she answered the call. Hannah answering on the first ring was a clear

“What is it?”

“Blue.”

feel sweaty. “I’m on my way.” I 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, my brother Ryan was the in-charge here and fortunately

to her and make up an excuse for

call from my sister, Hannah. She’s in trouble, kinda.” I told her.

suspicion. “Huh. For

eye-roll. I hated how she enjoyed teasing me. “Can I go? Will you

you agree for a coffee date with me.” She

warned me that Stella 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

was kind 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 was

date. It’s a

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