Aquaris

Aquaris 19

I almost stop breathing.

My worst nightmare, the person I have never wanted to see ever again, is standing right in front of me.

I have to wake up!

Get me out of this dream! I can't do this!

I slap myself across the face, hoping to jerk myself awake.

It doesn't work.

I feel tears burning in my eyes, threatening to fall. I'm trapped in this horrible dream.

My mother just blinks at me with no expression on her face.

My mind is rushing through thoughts of the past.

All at once, I worry that she will do something awful to me again, like she used to.

Would she hit me?

Traumatizing flashbacks spin through my head so fast I feel faint.

Overwhelmed and desperate, I run off to my room, and close and lock my door. Collapsing on my floor, I am now full on crying. Why am I back here!? I want to get away! I want Axarion!

I gasped at my last thought. Do I really find so much comfort in Axarion? This possibility surprised even me.

Before I can think anymore on that subject, I hear a click and jerk my head up.

My mom somehow got into my room, and has closed the door behind her.

I stumble to stand up, extremely afraid. My attempts at slowing my breathing were failing.

Suddenly, I see my moms eyes softened. She looks regretful and sorry...

What?

I had never seen her like this before..

I'm so confused I'm sure I have finally gone insane.

Then, my mom spoke. Her voice was quiet and sorrowful. Something I have never heard from her before.

"I'm not the one you need to fear, dear Aquema."

The room goes fuzzy, and I am lost in a darkness beyond knowledge.

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I sat up with a start! My breathing is heavy and I am sweating.

Realization comes to me, and I quickly look around, worried I will be in my home on land still.

I sigh in relief as I see I am surrounded by beautiful, granite walls.

Thank Atlantis. Whew.

"Aquema! Are you alright?!"

I turn to my right to find Axarion leaning over me, worried.

"Yeah I'm fine."

He relaxed greatly. "Thank Atlantis.. You seemed to be dreaming, but you wouldn't wake up. Had me worried there."

"Yeah.." I thought back to the dream and to what my mother had said.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. It's just.... Eh. It's nothing." I shrugged, trying to brush it off.

"Hmm. Ok." Thankfully Axarion looked convinced. "Well how about we go get something to eat?"

I remembered my rumbling stomach and got ten times happier at the thought of filling my grumpy tummy with yummy stuff, making it a happy tummy. "Sounds great! I'm starving!"

He just laughed, amused. We swam towards the grand kitchen in our search for food.

Yes! They have clams!

"I heard from Quesia you like these." He smiled at me.

I could feel myself blushing from embarrassment of how piggy I was with the clams the first time I had had them. "Yeah haha."

We sat down and began to eat. The savoring taste of the clams are making my mouth water, even as I eat them.

Even with the delicious food, and Axarion trying to make conversation, I can't help but think about my mother.

Why did she look sorrowful and regretful? Does she regret what she did to me?

And... Wait. She called me Aquema! Not Emma! How would she know my name was changed..? She doesn't know I'm a mermaid... Does she..?

But most of all...

What did she mean when she said she isn't the one I should fear?...

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AYEE :D

I know it's short. :( but it's still an update, so be happy? Please? PLEASE?

Oh. Yum. Hehe. Ok so just making it clear, Aquema was dreaming when she was human. She was never physically back at her house. It was just sort of like a fate dream that will lead her on her path.

Pleaseeee..

ETOV

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