In the Eyes of a Mermaid

Chapter 8: Truth or Lies?

Galia woke up from her bed then did her morning routines; she was even surprised when Herbert got adjusted to his new environments so fast.

She skip her way to Herbert’s door and knocked on it gently, she twisted the knob and pushed the door open with a creaking sound. She peek her head inside the room only to find Herbert… Having a towel around his waist and his hair soaked with water, the towel prevented his feet from getting it wet and that is his only cover. Galia gasped and shut the door close,

~At school~

Galia met up with Dahlia, she was blubbering about a new hot boy in school. Galia groaned, with all those weeks of school and training she don’t have any time for boys, except for the fact that she and Herbert are starting to like each other… Well, talk about that later.

“I heard that a new boy was…. Hot!” Dahlia exclaimed, Herbert raised a brow on her “Well… not as hot as you of course” she said, he smiled

“I don’t care about the new… whatever you’re talking about.” She then averted her stare to Herbert “Cause’ I have been seeing someone already” she smirked,

“And who might that be?” Herbert asked, flirtingly

“Okay! Stop flirting” Dahlia said “I am not in the mood to watch you two” she crossed her arms over her chest and walked away,

The Bell rang…

“Time for classes!” Dahlia chirped and skipped her way off,

“I have a different class, Herbert. I’ll see you later” Galia said, giving him a blow kiss, which he dramatically caught and placed in his chest. Galia laughed, Herbert winked at her.

She walked to her locker and grabbed the appropriate book for the subject.  She was about to close it herself when the locker itself slammed shut. She looked up and met a pair of pure black eyes,

“Hey” he greeted, his low and husky voice ringing in her ears

“Hi” she said, forcing a smile

“Are you Galia Summers?” he asked, tilting his head to the side

“Yes” she answered, hugging her books tightly

“Just as I suspected” he smirked “Listen” he commanded “You’re coming with me” he said

“Sorry, I got school” she said, walking away. But her arms were yanked back

“You’re not going anywhere” he said, and brought out a handkerchief then forced Galia to inhale

She slowly felt herself slipping away, to the unconscious.  She woke up, her hands were tied and her tail was shown. Beside her was a lit fire and to the other side was a black merman.

“Who are you?” she asked, her voice full of anger

“No need to try and escape those ropes. No matter how hard you try, that is empowered by the darkest gems in the ocean” he stated, looking towards her

“You didn’t answer my question!” she spat angrily

“May I introduce…. Quinn ‘Black’ Van Rick, ‘King’ of the Black Mermaids” he introduced

“Why you insolence little-“ she struggled

“Uh uh uh! No need to try and escape as what I said” he paused and looked directly into her eyes “You can never escape” he stated

“Why are you doing this? Don’t you want peace to unite both kinds of mermaids?” she asked, struggling some more

“Come to think of it, King Theon is no other than a selfish king to his people”

“Did you ever meet him? Did you ever saw him? Did you even know what he was doing? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS?” her voice became more and more louder every second “THE ANSWER IS NO! You didn’t even saw him do good to other merfolk. What you only know is Brigid keeps telling the things that he does wrong, but behind all those crown… all those riches, he is a good father and a grandfather” her voice became weaker as flashes of fun memories with King Theon appeared on her mind

“YOU NEVER DID KNOW WHAT HE HAD DONE TO A ‘FEW INNOCENT’ MERPEOPLE DID YOU?” he yelled “WHAT HE HAD DONE TO MY DEAREST GRANDMOTHER!?”

“No! But I only just remembered that ‘your’ grandmother tried to kill my ‘grandmother’ just to have my ‘grandfather’ for herself!” she spat

“THAT ISN’T THE WHOLE STORY!” he breathed “You never knew… what had happened after that”

“Enlighten me” she said, in a mocking tone

“My grandmother was very open to your grandmother. A few times, laugh, and smiles they shared. My grandmother, was the ‘best friend’ of your grandfather and pretty well she was there for him during hard times.” He paused “That night… when my grandmother had confessed the love she has for him, something… had happened between them.” Galia gasped in shock

“My grandfather would never do su-“ he cut her off

“Will you shut your mouth and let me finish!” he yelled, Galia flinched. He breathed and rubbed his temples “But next morning, my grandmother woke up…. King Theon wasn’t beside her, instead she had a note, a note that tells her that it was only ‘a one night stand’. She began to cry all her heart out and she even cried more when she got the news of him getting married. She then decided to come forth to your grandmother to seek her help, just to have the support of Theon. Reina, frustrated, she then made an act that Brigid was trying to kill her. Theon had no choice but to vanish her and placed the curse upon her, without even taking an explanation from my grandmother.  Brigid, with all the rage inside her heart decided to put a stop to King Theon’s unwise rule. She started the battle between the Black Mermaids which grew from the past centuries and to put an act that my grandfather was Matthias, but the truth was… Theon, is also my flesh and blood”

Galia, stricken by his explanation didn’t even budge from her current position. Her  jaws hit the ground all the time.