The Little Polynesian Mermaid

Chapter 12: Jamies nightmare

The entire house was dark, the only source of illumination was a flashlight on the floor pointing at Nami and Miya.

"Your brother is afraid of me"

"I know, I could see it on his face" Nami moved to pick up a pillow and lie on the floor next to Miya

"Miya.. I'm sorry you are on the floor right now, i don't want to move you until your side feels a little better,it will be painful to move"

"its okay, just stay with me please?" lying on her side and in pain. Miya looked weak and pale. this made Nami feel useless for a moment. there was a pause. then Miya said without lips moving.

"do you think people will like me Nami?" she turns her head to face Nami to her right.

"they will, you're wonderful, I'm just afraid of how they will react" Nami takes Miyas hand and smiles.

"me too,... Nami, people treat me different, I've seen how some run away in fear . . .like Jamie for instance"

"Miya, some people just don't know what to say. . .Jamie will be okay"

"You wont treat me different wont you?"

"No, i'll treat you special, like my pet goldfish! hahaha" they both laugh for a moment.

"I would like you better as a sister Nami, . . .you'd like me better as a sister than a fish, right?" Miya started to feel sleepy,her eyes became heavy.

"Yes of course, all the way" Nami yawned, her eyes stung,she was exhausted.

They both fell asleep on the floor side by side holding hands and swore sisterhood in their dreams.

...

The rain was so noisy outside the car.

14 year old Jamie was sitting behind his father driving and he mas in the backseat next to Nami who was asleep, both had their seat belts on, he looked outside the car window, he could see palm trees bend so hard against the wind outside they looked unreal.

"Nami! 'ey Nami! Check it!" He was tugging his sisters sleeve to wake her up and she grunts and slaps his hand away.

"Shhhh, Jamie, let her sleep" he saw his mother turn around toward him with her forefinger on her lips then she smiles. he just looks at his mother and saw his fathers gaze in the rear-view mirror.

"You promise to keep your sister safe?"

"What?"

"Always make sure nothing terrible ever happens to her, okay?"

"okay Ma, but why say that? what could happen to her?" Jamie was bothered, his mom was saying weird stuff.

"Your Father and I have done everything we were supposed to"

"What do you mean?"

"Its time for us to go"

"What are you talking about Ma?? go where??"

"Everything's going to be alright honey"

A very loud thud was heard, the car was rolling around and they were all being shaken inside the car, Jamie screams hard, then his head hit the car window, everything goes black, he hears a ringing in his ears.

"You promise me this don't you Baby?"

"Ma?"

Jamie opens his eyes and sees water everywhere, it was filling up the car from the front going to the back.

"Ma! are we sinking?!"

"You're going to be okay honey"

Jamie tries to open his seat belt, it wont budge, he looks at his father who is unconscious on the drivers seat, and he can see his mother unconscious too, her hair covering her face, holding his fathers hand. but for some reason he could still eerily hear her voice in his head saying and this frightened him to his wits.

"Honey, take care always, watch over your sister for us"

"Ma! Pa! get up!! the water is everywhere!"

He was kicking his fathers seat and tugging at his belt, then he hears his sisters weak voice.

"Jamie??"

"Nami?"

he forgets a moment about his seat belt and tries to open her seat belt.

"Jamie?! whats going on?!" Nami was panicking in her seat, and could not remove her belt. she started to scream.

"hang on! I'm getting us out of here!"

"Help!! help!! Mom! Dad!!" Nami was screaming in her seat at the top of her lungs.

"Everything's going to be okay honey" Jamie heard his mothers voice again which startled him but he ignored it to get his sister out of her situation.

"Jamie! wheres mom and dad!?"

Jamie hears this and turns toward the front of the car. His parents were gone, but the water was still filling up the car. in his mind he was panicking.

"JAMIIIEEE!!!!"

...

He woke up with a cold sweat, he breathed heavily but choked.

"its the same dream always"

a shrill ringing was heard under his pillow, it was his phone and the name Ziggy was on the screen.

"Hows'it Ziggy"

"Ey! Hows'it brutha? Have you found Nami yet?" Ziggys strong Jamaican accent came through on the phone.

"Yeah, shes fine"

"I'm sorry i couldn't come through today man, me grandmother needed me wit her in the hospital today"

"Its no problem bro, i understand"

"I will come by first ting tomorrow k?"

"Uhh. . . sure, but call first"

"as you wish sir! Bye"

"Bye"

Jamie lay on his bed a little while longer, stared at the ceiling and thought of his dream, it was always the same whenever he slept too tired. what was weird was, He and Nami were never in the car during their parents accident, then he thought.

"could that have really been their final moments?"

he paused and thought of his parents. . .then thoughts moved to remembering what happened previously. he looks at the watch.

"5am. . .i have to cook breakfast before i leave for work. . ."

he thought of the mermaid lying on the floor last night.

"What in the holy hell do mermaids eat for breakfast?"

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