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

“Really? I can

nothing wrong with that, and I’m

so that we can

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

like the color of your nails. Can we paint my

a mani and a pedi and then we’ll do some makeup

that it was fine but I kept refusing. In the end, they painted only my toes

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

colored dress 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

I looked pretty, right?

Would Hunter like it?

and that Hunter would come to collect me after his part-time

“It’ll just take a minute.” She said and walked a little farther

boys the age of Hunter. I didn’t

shrieked loud. I think some people turned but I kept walking towards the cone. It was humongous and

guy inside the shop yelled. “What

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

I really didn’t like the way he was looking at me, it

continued to leer at me.

glanced behind me but there was no sign of Hannah. Where was she?

Stupid Blue!

out to her but knew there was no use. There was no

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 I was wearing the new dress. The phone was in the pocket of the

me and went back home? What if Hunter didn’t bother to come to the

“Hunter.” I whispered.

tears had blurred

mustache. He was tall and

for my friend.” I said. “I’ve lost

“What’s her name?”

“Hannah.” I said.

me. I’ll help you find

widened. “You

as I followed

* * *

Hunter

I knew something was terribly wrong or

“Hey.” I said.

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

“What is it?”

“Blue.”

the staff room of the café, pulled down the apron and stuffed it inside the locker. Good

I was going to talk to her and make up an excuse for

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

me through her Harry Potter glasses with suspicion. “Huh. For once, she’s taken your position of falling into

“Can I go? Will

agree for a coffee date with me.” She

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,

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

A date. It’s

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