23/10/2023
Zika The Mermaid. Episode 6
.. But, I needed to see how Derrick would react when he saw Dorin, and I wanted to be there when Dorin's father woke up from the land of the de@d. I then paused all of a sudden, and I turned with a finger on my jaw.
"Hmm... Should I go, or should I not?" I asked rhetorically with gaze fixed.
"So, what do I tell Dad, and where would I tell him I went cos he already gave me a few minutes to return home? Hmmm..." I muttered to myself, trying to think of what next to do.
"He'll forgive his naughty daughter after all" I said with a grin, and then proceeded offshore.
I sang my favorite song with joy, and every other song that came to my mind. I needed to go back into the human world to explore a little, and to find answers to some puzzles in my head. Yes, I know I'm a naughty mermaid, but it's not my fault. I love to play around, stroll, sing, and dance. Don't even know if I'll marry Lauren yet, he might not allow me to do all these after marriage you know? So I'm just going to sit all day at a spot, eat, sleep, and have kids without exploring like I love to? But, Dad would skin me alive if I refused Lauren this time.
I slowly swam out of the water swinging my tail back and forth, readjusted the veil I tied around my waist, and I made myself invincible so no human could see me. At first, I thought of going to Derrick's place but, Dorin would be eager to see her father come back to life again, so I headed straight to their place.
"Derrick could even still be there in Dorin's place." I thought to myself.
I then doubled my pace so I could reach there on time, if possible before Dorin who left just a few minutes ago and yes, I did arrive before Dorin but no one saw me except the woman who saw me earlier. She got up all of a sudden, looked left and right as if any other person was seeing me, and then rushed towards me.
"Excuse me" She said with head bowed, walking past me. I then turned swiftly and followed her to the other street where we saw no human.
"Hey, where's my niece Dorin? I thought you said you were going to send her back?" She quizzed with popped eyes.
"Yes, we did, she's already on her way home. I came here to witness the return to life of her father, just like my father had promised" I said with a smile.
"What?!" She exclaimed all of a sudden.
"Her father is going to be revived?" She quizzed with a dropped jaw, and I nodded.
"I need to go see things for myself" She said hurrying out of there.
"That's exactly why I'm here" I said with a giggle, swinging my tail after her.
Dorin had reached before us. She just reached when we both sighted her from afar, and we both rushed to her but she saw just her aunt. After hugging her aunt and exchanging pleasantries with her, she went to her mom who was still sitting on the floor with some other women before the house, and then squatted before her.
"Mother, where's father?" She quizzed but her mother turned and looked at her, unsure of what she heard.
"What?! " Her mother exclaimed all of a sudden.
"I don't understand" She said.
"I mean, where's father's b0dy?" Dorin asked again.
"In his room of course. Didn't you see him earlier before your aunty sent you on an errand?" She quizzed staring at Dorin.
Dorin busted into tears, and then started to wipe her tears, trying to make her mom believe that she was the one around earlier.
"I couldn't bear to see his b0dy mom, I was so heartbroken and in pa!n but now, I think I've summoned a little courage and I need to see his b0dy and tell him how much I loved him" She said in between sobs.
Her aunty, Nira was so curious the way she was standing and staring. Dorin finally left into the house and I and her aunty followed. She looked back swiftly, and then paused on seeing her aunt.
"Erm...Aunty, I need to speak to my father's b0dy, alone" She said looking away.
Her aunty, Nira turned and looked around.
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I know about the mermaid already, and how her father promised to help bring back your father to life"
"What?! But, how did you know?" Dorin asked.
Nira giggled, and then sighed.
"Have you forgotten who I am? In fact, the mermaid is here with us" Nira said.
"What?! Zika is here?!!" She exclaimed and Nira nodded sporadically.
"But, her father gave her just a few minutes to return home after she must have seen me off. So how come she's here?" Dorin asked and on hearing that, I folded my arms immediately with my face aside.
"Not your business, Dorin" I muttered, and Nira busted into laughter.
"What? What's going on? Why are you laughing?" Asked Dorin, staring at Nira.
"She says it's not your business" Nira repeated and Dorin frowned immediately.
"You're such a naughty princess, Zika" Dorin said.
"I know that" I said.
And all of a sudden, we heard a cough from a human in one of the rooms in the house. At first, I thought it came from one of those humans around. But when Nira paused and tried to be attentive, I knew it wasn't from another human.
And then, the cough repeated again and again. Nira and Dorin looked at each other, and they both rushed into the room where the cough came from and I followed them from behind, doubling my pace. As soon as we reached, we saw a man sitting on his bed with a cup of water in his hand, sipping from it.
"Dorin! Nira!! " The man called, and then dropped the cup on a stool beside him.
"Why are you both staring at me like that? And, why is this white spread on my b0dy?" He said, yanking off the white linen used in covering his lifeless b0dy.
Dorin screamed all of a sudden, and she and Nira both took to their heels, running out of the house.
"Father is alive! My father is alive!!" Dorin screamed on reaching outside the house, and everyone trooped in to see the miracle that had just happened.
They were all sc@red to go close at first, but started jubilating after a few minutes. I stood there smiling, and then left to the back of the house where the drum of water was, it was still there. I dived into it and after a few seconds, I arrived in our water. Diving in that drum always made my journey home faster.
"Dad must be so m@d right now, let me go home to another slap from him. Oh yes, I know I'm a naughty princess"...
To be continued.
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