Falling For The Mermaid

6. ALONE

GENESIS’ POV

Of late I have taken most of my time sleeping. I normally go to look for food but not for so long. I am no longer choosy. At this point in time, I also feed on some plants growing in the ocean.

Well, my heart aches real badly and I have never felt so lonely. How could the man run away from me? Am I that ugly or what is the problem with me being me? As far as I wanted to hate him, I couldn’t because he looked too good to be hated by a person like me.

I love the man. I wish he knew what I did. My heartbeat has never beat quicker than the way it did when   was around him. I just wanted the moment to last forever.

It is such a shame that he had to go. The worst part in him leaving is that he did not believe that I was the one who saved him from his death.  Yet all those credits belonged to me. I was the one who gave him his life back. But I don’t want to care about that right now, I know my parents are proud of me for helping out and that is the only thing in my life that do matter.

He mentioned the girlfriend and my heart cringed. It is good he mentioned her at the end. If he would have mentioned her earlier then I do not know if I would save him in the first place. I am those jealous type of girls. I want total commitment and in this case I want total commitment with this human.

“How are you feeling?” I had not noticed my friend Alex had come to check up on me till he spoke up.

“I want to die,” I admitted the truth to him. He was my friend for the longest time possible and I was free to tell him anything that I was feeling in my heart and soul.

“Hey cheer up, I have some good news,” He tried psyching me up.

“Tell me you have seen that human on land and then he has told you to come and call me so that I can see him. That is the only good news I recognize right now,” I commented and he smiled.

“I have something to tell you. Just listen to me,” He begged and tickled me with his tail.

“Okay,” I etched a smile on my face hoping what he had to say was going to be good.

“I brought you this,” He handed me a golden tiara plus some jewels.

“What is this, where have you gotten all this from?” I asked because they were very petty to look at let alone someone to wear them.

“Leave all that for me to worry about, just wear them, He instructed and I nodded.

I placed the tiara on my head and for the chain, I placed it around my neck. I used a tiny mirror I had savaged at the ship and I have never seen myself this beautiful.

“You look so beautiful Genesis,” Alex said cupping my face in his hand.

“Thank you Alex,” I arched my lips upwards.

“So this is what is going to happen next, we are going to the shore to wait for your human boyfriend just in case he comes to look for you,” He told me and I bubbled with joy embracing him.

“Are you going to do this with me?” It was really hard to believe that he was actually doing me this favor.

“Yes. I have never seen you happy except when you met with this man. I want to retain that smile of yours and that is the main reason why I am taking you there every day,” He volunteered

“Aren’t you going to get in n trouble?” I implored

“This has the same answer as the previous one, let me take care of that,” He sighed blowing several breaths.

“Okay,” I smiled.

He was ahead of me in swimming and I followed him behind playing with the water. We greeted some of the creatures in the water and those other than small fish. I was so excited to go to the shore and we sang the happy songs as we swam to the shore.

We talked a lot as we waited on him to appear but he didn’t. We did not give up. We stayed there on the second, the third, the sixth and the seventh day but the man never come up to check on me.

NELSON’S POV

I tried dodging the feeling of going to meet the mermaid who saved me but I couldn’t. I felt bad about not listening to her and the only thing to do right now so as to feel better is to go back to the ocean and say thanks to her.

For the first time since we dated, I was not honest with Tiffany. How could I tell her that I want to go to the ocean to see a mermaid and maybe buy some mermaid food for her in my way to say appreciation?

I told her that I was going to see Tessa and she agreed to that. I had already told her that she is the one so there was no reason for her to feel like she was going to lose me.

I boarded a plane to go to my sister’s place and as usual in found her waiting for me in the airport. We had spent most of our lives together and it is not a surprise that she missed me already yet it was just a fortnight.

Her boyfriend Nicholas was there with her and I will never fail to mention that they look good together. It is not like Tiffany and I do not look good together. But all I am saying is that they are so perfect.

They prepared dinner, we ate together in a round table. Tessa asked why I come and again I had to lie that I come to see her because I missed her. I could not tell her it is because of a mermaid because she did not believe in that anymore, courtesy of me. After supper I retied to bed after having a lengthy call with Tiff who kept telling me of how she missed me. After we finished talking, I managed to fall asleep. I had a long task the following day so I needed plenty of rest.

I woke early in the morning pretending to go for a morning run but I ended up boarding a taxi to take me to the other side of the beach where I was rescued. It is almost two weeks since I decided to come and I hoped by chance I would be able to see Genesis.

I watched for any movement in water to see if I could see her. I was in the lookout till evening but still I never managed to see her. I can’t lie that I am okay, I felt disappointed for not coming to see her earlier. I mean, I love to be in control but at this moment I could not tell where she was or where her home is.

The next day, I went to the same place but I never got to see her. I did not wait till evening because I was so pissed not to see her. I felt like I wanted to see her and maybe touch her to understand that she was harmless. She looked good with her long wavy hair and her skin tone was kind of light. I could not see the color of her eyes and her lips since for I was afraid of the whole mermaid thing in the first place. I really wish I believed in mermaids before.

Instead of going home directly, I decided to pass by the town library to chill and discover a new novel that would keep me company by the beach as I wait or her.

By chance, after looking through the shelf to find a perfect book to read, I come across a book in the archives section. The book attracted my attention because of its title, “ALL ABOUT THE MERMAIDS,”

I flipped through the pages and I could see pictorials and interesting topics like how mermaids become humans in the past. To mean, what Tiffany was saying was actually true.

Without further ado, I borrowed the book. I was so impatient to read it and that is why I ended up lying to Tessa that I was not feeling alright so that I can read the book as fast as possible.

I got to know that they are harmless and also the girl mermaids are actually more beautiful than humans. They are just like humans in behavior and physique, the different thing is that they possess a tail of a fish. At least after reading this, I had the confidence to go and meet up with Genesis and even get the opportunity to shake her hands when I am saying thank you to her.

I slept pretty late. The first thing I did when I woke up the following morning was to check what they like from the book. I realized that they love sweet fruits like berries and also they loved flowers.

I was excited when I left the house for I knew that I will get Genesis exactly what will make her happy. I bought the flowers and the fruits. I carried some bit of chocolate just in case. Girls love chocolates and I don’t think female mermaids will fail to love them too.

By the time I got to the beach, I noted that the choice of flowers was exactly the same as that which I had chosen for Tiffany. Such a coincidence. Well, this is the sixth day and I keep waiting for her to come so that I can see her and thank her.