The Bad Boy & The Mermaid

HUNTER First day of college and my fists were already bruised. My baggage out of the dorms before I could say a word. And now I was pretty much left out to fend for myself because my father wouldn’t help me.How easier life would have been if he had agreed to pay rent for a small studio apartment and paid for the gas for my car as well? But instead, daddy dearest had blocked my credit cards, confiscated my car keys, (I drove a Red Maserati sports car so that hurt like bitch) and if that wasn’t enough, kicked me out of the mansion and now I was officially kicked out of the dorms too.That left me with renting a little apartment the size of a matchbox in a danky little neighborhood where you could hear the constant barks of the stray dogs and the police sirens because this place looked like a hell-hole.Maybe I was complaining too damn much but what else did you expect to do when you’d fallen from grace.There

BLUE  I hated the way Hunter was looking at me, like I was crazy. He touched my ankles and pressed it gently. “Does it hurt here?” “No.” I shook my head. He touched some other part of my leg, his expressions concerned. “Can you talk about what happened at the beach?” “I don’t remember anything.” I admitted. “Where do you live?” “I live in the west side of the Ocean near the Palm Island. I was supposed to get engaged with my best friend but I didn’t want that to happen so I swam away and...and I realized I’d swam into the deepest end. I thought a shark was chasing me so I swam harder and then...” I knew I was getting hysterical, I still continued. “Some fishermen caught me in their net.” “Uh-huh.” That’s all Hunter said. He didn’t believe me! I could tell by his expressions. I didn’t even expect humans to understand me either, but it still hurt my feelings. “Let’s he

Hunter The entire ride back to my apartment was silent. Blue continued to look out of the window. Even though she'd stopped crying, her expressions were a dead giveaway that something was wrong. She'd slipped on my t-shirt from before, her hands joined in her lap. When we came back to my apartment, Blue settled down on my bed and continued to stare into space. Leslie was rolling on the floor with joy, unable to contain his happiness on the return of his new best friend.My eyes flicked to the t-shirt she was wearing. The neckline was so big on her that it slipped down from the right shoulder showing off a creamy complexion. With her beautiful naturally dried aqua hair, she looked effortlessly pretty. She was so perfect that I wanted her to keep that t-shirt on forever.

HunterI was in the midst of gobbling down a toast when I saw Blue's towel lying on the chaise. I sighed.It was her habit of forgetting things and having me to bring it back to her. I contemplated walking into the bathroom while she was having a bath, surely she'd drawn the curtain, right?I tossed the toast back on the plate, picked up the towel and padded into the bathroom. When I walked inside, I heard her singing. A melodious tune and her voice was sweet, and peaceful to the ears.I stood there, listening to her hum. "You have a beautiful voice, Blue. I didn't know you could sing."She stopped singing at once, and I had the feeling like she was going to be shy a

HUNTER I had been so caught up in the moment that I had failed to notice that Blue was wearing a new dress. It was lemon color, and she was showing off her creamy shoulders. The dress was knee length that made her look cute as a button. She was also wearing lipstick. My heart began to flutter like a little girl chasing butterflies in a meadow.“You look really nice in that dress, Blue.” I complimented her “Was it Hannah’s choice?” I tried to divert her attention from the little incident in the mall.She nodded as we walked together inside my apartment, her hand was still in mine. She dropped her stuff at the door and settled down on the chaise. I placed the shopping bags on the floor and turned to her. “Seems like you guys did a lot of shopping.”Suddenly, Blue started sobbing again bringing her hand to cover her face. “I’m so sorry, Hunter.”Leslie notic