The Wetter the Better

2. mermaid.

Ignore the mistakes plz.

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"Siddharth get your ass down here right now!" Mrs Nigam shouted for the umpteenth time, urging Siddharth to the dining room.

Siddharth was busy stalking his nemesis' instagram, being a petty little bitch.

'Looks like Meer got himself a new girlfriend, again. That douchebag got no jams though,' thought Siddharth. Meer was his course mate in university, two years older than him, with squinty eyes and a big ass nose. Siddharth hated him. Both were bright students who often compete for scholarships and their professors' favour. At the end when they graduated, Siddharth was recruited into Abhishek's marine biology corporate, while Meer got into a shadier one, known for their cruel experiments against animals and merpeople.

Meer just published a new book about mermaids, claiming that he was the most knowledgeable person in the field, and boy did it piss Siddharth off. He knew Meer used dirty methods to hunt and capture the mermaids he experimented on, and he was pretty sure those mermaids were as good as dead now. Though Siddharth hated the Merfolk, he hated Meer more, and he believed that no animal, fish or mermaids, deserved to be dissected and experimented by Meer. Meer the ugly ass douchebag, who mocked his brown hair emo fashion style.

Siddharth tried hard to find flaws in Meer's book, but sadly he knew nothing about the merfolk other than urban legends and from his younger brother viraj's bedtime stories. He made a mental note that he would ask Abhishek about it after he came back from his business trip with his girlfriend.

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Dinner was usual, with Viraj talking loudly while munching his food, getting scolded by Mrs Nigam. Viraj excitedly told them about his day at school, how he got 100 marks in dictation and a girlfriend. Siddharth nearly choked on his saliva at the information. The idea of Viraj getting a girlfriend earlier than him is both hilarious and terrifying. Soon, Siddharth was faced with the wrath and mockings from his own family, feeling utterly betrayed.

"Sid, when will you ever bring a girl home?" Mr Nigam asked, face frowning and concerned.

"Bhai can't even look at Natalia di in the eye! He will never get a girlfriend!" Viraj laughed hysterically. Siddharth whacked his head with his slipper. It's not his fault Natalia is intimidating as fuck. He's just nervous, totally not a coward.

"Say one more word and you do all the chores." Viraj pouted, pulling off his best puppy eyes, trying to get Mrs Nigam's sympathy.

Lucky for Siddharth, a piercing ringtone rang just in time, distracting Mr Nigam, making him topple his miso soup. Mrs Nigam immediately grabbed some towel and began mumbling under her breath, something about her husband being so stupid and clumsy.

"Hello? Veer ah I haven't heard from you in ages! What's- wait what? Are you for real? Shouldn't you call Vaishnavi- ah I see. I'll ask him. I'm sure he'll be fine with it, don't worry! Be careful Veer, take care!" Mr Nigam ended the call happily, while everyone else stared at him confusedly. Veer was Vaishnavi's father, Mr Nigam's close friend. But Veer doesn't call often, he is always busy with fishing and business. Veer was a fisherman, and his daughter vaishnavi was a marine biologist, like Abhishek. Siddharth was no stranger to vaishnavi, since vaishnavi dropped by Abhishek's lab every day, doing questionable things inside his office. (Sometimes Siddharth wishes to yeet himself out of the Milky Way after hearing certain phrases like oh yeah right there or
faster oh my god-)

Breaking his train of thoughts, Mr Nigam cleared his throat and stared at Siddharth. Siddharth felt like a seven-year-old again, blaming Viraj after stealing the last cookie on the table, and was caught immediately because Viraj was only one year old and had no ability to steal cookies.