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?”

for permission, just kiss

“Really?

wrong with that, and I’m pretty sure Hunter wants that

can talk sometimes if

she picked the phone out of all the junk. “Save my number. It’s double four...” after we’d

of your nails. Can we

great saloon in this mall. We are giving you a mani and a pedi and then we’ll do some makeup for your face.” She declared with a mischievous smile. “I’m just dying to see Hunt’s

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

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

When I looked at myself in the mirror for

I looked pretty, right?

Would Hunter like it?

and that Hunter would come to collect

“It’ll just take a minute.” She

me, mostly boys the age of Hunter. I didn’t know why.

shop 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 up, shinning like a star. I

inside the shop yelled. “What are

can get that ice-cream.” I pulled out the

funny.” He looked me up and down and I really didn’t like the way he was looking at me, it was similar to

backed away. He continued to leer at me.

she? It was crowded and I couldn’t see her. I’d strayed away from her because I was

Stupid Blue!

called out to her but knew there was no use. There was no way she

where to find me. I reached for my pocket when I realized I was wearing the new dress. The phone was

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 wasn’t worth all the trouble? What if he looked for me but

“Hunter.” I whispered.

had blurred

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

looking for my friend.”

“What’s her name?”

“Hannah.” I said.

I’ll help

eyes widened. “You

as

* * *

Hunter

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

“Hey.” I said.

said when she answered the call. Hannah answering on the first ring was a

“What is it?”

“Blue.”

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

the recently vacated table. I was going to talk to her and make up an excuse for an emergency, hoping like hell she’d fall for my excuses one

I got a call from my sister, Hannah. She’s in trouble, kinda.”

glasses with suspicion. “Huh. For once, she’s taken your position of falling into trouble.

I hated how she enjoyed teasing me. “Can I go? Will you cover for me? If

for a coffee

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

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

A date. It’s a

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