𝓣𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓼|| 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨.𝐒 𝐗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

Ch.4|| Rule Breaker

(Nobody's POV)
Y/n sat there at her desk, idly sketching away in her sketchbook as she let her train of thoughts take her over. She had been hanging out with Alberto everyday since he had shown her the island he used to live on. And as hung out everyday, they seemed to grow even closer than before. Suddenly becoming "best friends" as Y/n found them to be.

Yet, some citizens who saw the two together would've thought they were dating which is completely wrong. It was a rare sight to see them separated. Though today was different. Alberto would be busy for the rest of the day, you know, helping his dad, Massimo out with fishing. So Y/n would be alone until tomorrow.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a calm knock at her bedroom door, causing her to close her sketchbook shut. And she immediately knew who that knock belonged to. Y/n swiftly got up from her seat and opened the door to reveal her mother who stood there with a sweet smile.

"N/n, weren't you going to be with Alberto today?" She asked, a slight hint of surprise lacing her words. "No, he's busy today Ma." Y/n answered with a small look of disappointment on her face. "Ah, that's unfortunate, dear." Her mother replied with a sympathetic look. "I assume he's out fishing with Massimo?" She then mused, earning a nod from Y/n, confirming her sudden question.

"Sí." Y/n confirmed. "Well anyways, I just wanted to let you know that lunch is ready." The woman said. Y/n blinked a few times. "Really? What is it?" She asked curiously. "Spaghetti." The woman replied with a bright smile. "Okay, I'll be downstairs in a second." Y/n responded with a smile of her own before closing the door.

After a few seconds, she exited her room, walked down the hallway and went down the stairs. Once she reached the bottom she made her way over to the kitchen to wash her hands before sitting down at the table to eat. While eating, her mind drifted off elsewhere, a certain question popped into her made that made her eyebrows crease together with slight curiosity.

"Mom, how come our family moved out of the ocean?" Y/n asked as she stared at her mother. She couldn't see her mother's reaction at her sudden question, but she could tell that she was cringing at the mention of the ocean. "Umm..." The woman trailed off uncertainly as if she wasn't expecting to hear that question. She paused as she took her time to think about her answer.

"Y/n L/n, we do not talk, speak, think, or go near the ocean do you understand me?" She sternly instructed as she crossed her arms.Y/n flinched at the anger that laced her mothers' tone. She nodded in response, lowering he gaze downward towards her plate to avoid her mother's gaze.

A long silence fell over the two as they continued to eat their lunch. But then again, it didn't last for long. Soon enough, her mother got back up from her chair and walked towards Y/n, grabbing her arm and pulling her up from her chair. She pulled her into the living room and sat her down on the couch. "Look at me." Her mother ordered. Y/n reluctantly obliged as she kept her eyes averted downwards, her cheeks turned a light shade of pink in embarrassment due to that question she asked about earlier.

"You know I love you right?" Her mother questioned as she tiled Y/n's head to make her look at her in the eyes before cupping her cheek. "I know, Mom." Y/n replied with a weak smile. "Look sweetie, nobody in this town knows that we are sea monsters. And I'd like to keep it that way, in order to keep us safe from harm. Alright?" Her mother explained, stroking Y/n's cheek affectionately.

Y/n couldn't help but frown at her mother's incorrect explanation. As much as she wanted to tell her mother everything of what happened between her and Alberto a while back, she just couldn't. She couldn't tell her that she disobeyed her rules about going into the ocean that one time, otherwise her mother would have a mental breakdown right there on the spot.