The Little Polynesian Mermaid

Chapter 13: Jamie's Point of View

Jamie's Pov

its been almost a week, and still. i cant believe every waking minute whenever i see "it" , I've gotten yelled at by my sister for not calling her little friend "Miya". . .how could she. . .name it after our mother?? names it like a pet. i know i may sound mean, but its not human, its not even an animal, i don't know how to talk to it. relate to it. it cant talk as Namis told me except by some weird movie type thing called Telepathy. . .does that mean she can read my mind? what i think about 24/7? it gives me the creeps. it cant go anywhere unless its underwater so right now we've set up our old kiddie pool in the shed under the house. its not much but what can we do? if it were up to me and if it weren't illegal. the best place to keep her would be in one of the pools at the resort, its wide, saltwater filtered through, she'd have the orkas and the dolphins. .but of course, I could get fired, and it could be taken away. this entire time, it even feels like Nami ain't my twin no more, she gets closer and closer to that thing. sometimes, when id open the shed and no one comes by the house, she would sit down there with her for hours, stare at the ocean and say nothing to each other. . .

Though I will admit she is pretty, but in a strange, unreal way, I've never met a girl with a scaly tail and gills behind her ears. usually when i'd come home early from work and bring Miya a bite to eat, she just stares at me with a smile the whole time, and I'd leave without looking at her not even once. its not that I'm scared of her. i just don't know how to interact. and id feel terribly bad if i never talk to her, its not my nature to ignore people, i don't even know how long shes gonna be here. and she can go home anytime. shes not a bother either, she eats whatever we eat which is a good thing 'cause we always end up cooking too much anyway. 

the only thing I'm scared of is what if our friends find her? what if Angel goes into the shed to borrow tools, what if Namis friends make their usual surprise visits?. Id have to talk about this with my sister, if mermaids are possible, and she wants to stay here, then there has to be a possibility on how to get it. . .i mean Miya. . .legs. . .and look like a normal person.

On this particular day, i finished my morning duties at the resort and came home for lunch and check on Miya in the shed, I didn't have to return in the afternoon since my boss hired another new kid and he was able to take up some of my own work.... I felt a little sorry for her. I wouldn't make any of my visitors sleep in a dirty, dark shed under our house. But with her, this was a much different, more sensitive matter.

As I went upstairs into the kitchen, I cooked lunch and set aside the better parts of the meal for Nami when she comes home and another for Miya. I couldn't believe I was treating her better than I treat myself, but, it was probably the compassion in me that did it.

Making my way down to the shed i thought to myself that maybe now after all this time, now i think i could actually try and talk to her. I've sort of gotten used to it now, but when i entered the shed I noticed Miya did not smile or look my way when I came in, she was just sitting there in the little tub staring out the window looking at the sea.

"Do you miss the water?" I asked as i put the tray down on a stool close to the tub.

She turned around and looked at me, and I could see the sadness in her eyes and a pang of pity went through me.

"I got you lunch, I made it myself, I can tell you it's better than what Nami cooks every night. swear." and I let out a chuckle.

She didn't budge.

"If you need something, or feel sick or anything and my sister isn't around, you can tell me you know... Just... saying."

slowly she turned around and looked at me with the saddest eyes i had ever seen.

". . . Yeah. . . I just wish you could talk so we'd at least understand each other." i felt a lump in my throat, seeing her face so sad and dull made me feel weird inside.

a smile slowly crept on her lips and it was the nicest thing to see all day, i felt a little better. I picked up the stool and the plate of food on it to offer to her; but as soon as she took the plate in one hand, the other hand took hold of mine and she put down the plate on the stool again. i was really taken aback, she'd never voluntarily touched me before unless it was to move her somewhere else.

"Something wrong?" was all I could ask at the moment.

she took my hand in both of hers and started examining it, pressing the skin on my palm, holding my fingers in her tiny hands, rubbing my knuckles and it occurred to me that she may have never touched a man before. all shes had for human contact was Miya.

"Its rough. . . I do a lot of heavy lifting and stuff where I work, i'ts really not-"

As suddenly as she took my hand she then started to press my palm against her face which covered half of it. she began to close her eyes and breath slowly, like she were trying to make herself fall asleep.

starting to feel very uncomfortable and confused i heard a voice say.

"Jamie."

it was a disembodied voice and I wondered if it was her trying to speak to me.

"... Is that you talking?" I addressed her with a little feeling of fear.

" Yes, it's  me. You have been so kind and patient with me." I heard the voice again but this time she was facing me, and although i heard the words, they did not leave her lips because they weren't moving.

Something about her voice and the way it was echoing in my head was making me feel weak and it was enchanting, I started to feel numb and my vision was beginning to turn fuzzy, although the shed was dark I could still make out the images in front of me that Miya was approaching my face and then-

Darkness. It was a sensation close to what you would feel if you were about to pass out, except this time it was like letting go of all my prohibitions and then I could feel a cold pressure on my lips.

To be Continued....

(jeez!!! it's been months everybody and i feel so terrible for not updating as faithfully as i should have been, i apoligize for the delay and would like to say thank you to the few who have stuck out with me this far :), what happened to Jamie? and what is Miya planning to do?)