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

widened. “Really? I

There’s nothing wrong with that, and I’m

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

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 you wanna do

of your nails. Can

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

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 matching beautiful

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

assured me that she was good at it. When I looked at myself in the mirror for the final product, I really looked

I looked pretty, right?

Would Hunter like it?

me to go back home and that Hunter

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

boys the age of Hunter. I didn’t know why. Maybe I looked

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

inside the shop yelled.

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

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 seemed like he

backed away. He continued to leer at me.

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

Stupid Blue!

knew there was no use. There was no way she would hear me over

then he’d know where to find me. I reached for my

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

“Hunter.” I whispered.

had

me. It was an older man with a bushy mustache. He

friend.” I said. “I’ve lost

“What’s her name?”

“Hannah.” I said.

help you find

widened.

nodded as I followed

* * *

Hunter

from Hannah saying that “there was a problem” I knew something was terribly wrong or else she wouldn’t have called me

“Hey.” I said.

she answered the

“What is it?”

“Blue.”

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

and make up an excuse for an emergency, hoping like hell she’d fall

my sister, Hannah. She’s

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

“Can I go? Will

If you agree for a coffee date

knew about it, excluding me. Sometimes when we were working together, she’d find a reason to touch

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

date.

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