A Mermaid's Kiss (ON HOLD)

Chapter 6

And  have finally written chapter 6. School has recently started and I've just been crazy busy, trying to get back into that schedule. I made myself sit down and write, so here and the newest chapter. Things are starting to move faster.

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Chapter 6

Jake’s POV

I walked out of the woods, my mind still wrapping over what I just discussed. This was actually happening. We were going to save my sister. This was all going to be something we would look back at and laugh. Maia would be fine, she would live, to raise he daughter and take care of her husband. I didn’t plan on telling Maia any of this though. She would just get protective and forbid me to go. I knew the risks and I was prepared to die, hopefully it wouldn’t come to that though. The only thing I really worried about was the price I had to pay. And what of the challenges? Maybe I could get Thalia to tell me more about them later. I needed to know everything she did to succeed. Sadly, she was just as stubborn as my sister and didn’t plan on telling me everything. She needed something to hold over my head to make sure I didn’t leave her. I had been contemplating it though, but realized I would probably be lost without her. And if she gets hurt, it’s not my fault, nor do I plan on feeling guilty about it.

I opened my car door and hopped inside. I placed the key in the ignition and the car roared to life. Pulling out of the gated park I headed to the hospital, which was becoming my second home these past couple of weeks. I ate, slept, and spent most of my time there when I wasn’t at school. I only went home to shower and change into clean clothes.

            I pulled into the hospital parking lot and before I went in, I grabbed a piece of paper from my backpack along with a pencil.

            I decided I needed to write something to explain why I’m just going to suddenly disappear tomorrow.

            Chewing on the end of my pencil, a habit that was hard to get rid of, I started to think of what I would write. I plucked words form my head, trying not to make my disappearance to sound too worrisome. This is how the letter ended up.

            Maia,

            I’m going to going away for a while. I met with someone on Thursday. She’s like us, a bender, a water one to be exact. She knows about something that might be able to cure you. I got her to agree to help me. It’s just a small lead at the moment, a legend if you want to call it, but we’ve always believed in those haven’t we? We are somewhat mythical ourselves. If it turns out to be true, it could change everything. Don’t worry too much, though I know that will be hard for you. I believe I’m in good hands. I’ll call when I can. I’m going to take care of you like I promised, as you did to me all those years back. It’s my turn now, so rest for once. I hope you don’t think of me as being too crazy.  Hang in there a little longer. I hope I’m not gone long. I truly believe this is the answer to our prayers. Wish me luck. I love you,

            Jake

            I read over it a couple more times, then folded and placed it in my pocket for the moment. Then I got out of my car, locked it and walked into the hospital. It welcomed me in with its stench of antiseptic and the spine-chilling scent of sickness. These halls had become familiar to me, the nurses had become to know me as the boy with the dying sister. How many sympathetic glance had I gotten as I had walked down to her room these past few weeks? Fifty? Once they had bothered me, because I had believed as they still do, that Maia was to die, slowly losing strength and life as the days went on.

            Now though, I had hope. I swore to myself I would not come back here unless I had my wish granted. And maybe this myth and this hope was one of a naïve boy’s, but for now I didn’t think of that.