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Chapter 5 - Golden Eyes

Oniah's POV

I rubbed my eyes as I walked around the yard.

I've been trying to call my bestfriend, Hope since this morning but she just wouldn't pick up. News travels fast at school, so I heard what happened between her, Alec and Stacey and I really wanted to give him piece of my mind and fist.

I had warned her and told her he gave me a bad vibe but she's just so damn stubborn. 

I pulled my dirty blonde hair into a messy bun and it went flop in my face. Grunting in annoyance I fixed it. "Why are messy buns so hard to do?" I cried out. 

it finally decided to stay so I headed to the large pool in my backyard. I'll just call her later so I can hear her side. Jumping into the pool, I allowed myself to float back up, staring into the blue sky. After swimming around for a couple minutes I decided to practice my diving.

I got on the diving board and as soon as I jumped the water began to glow a beautiful bluish green colour.

I held my breath and looked around. Seeing nothing I decided to swim back to the surface but before I coud something wet and slimy grabbed my foot and began to drag me deeper into the water. 

When was my pool so deep?

I tried to get free by shaking but it wouldn't let loose. Bubbles left my mouth as I let out Soundless screams.

I began to struggle to breathe but then a beautiful lady with pale skin and golden eyes that was accentuated by her beautiful silky looking black hair swam up to me. 

She came up to my ears and whispered, "Breathe, my child." I trusted this beautiful lady for some strange reason and water filled my lungs as I started to breathe in. 

Usually that action would cause my lungs to burn but it was actually a quite satisfying feeling, more satisfying that breathing in air. I blinked and looked around. I didn't even seem as if I was still in my pool, as I was completely surrounded by water and there was no sunlight peeking through. 

I looked back at the lady and almost choked as I realized she was only half human. Her bottom half was replaced by some tail. It's golden scales that matched her eyes shimmered in the dark water. 

"Who or what are you?" I almost facepalmed myself. I totally forgot my manners right there. The weird lady laughed at my question and i awkwardly scratched my arm. 

"I am Nova and I'm a mermaid." I nodded and stretched my hand out. 

"I am On-"

"Oniah, I know." her voice completed my statement.

" how do you know my name?" I asked suspiciously, raising my eyebrow.

"My dear child do not worry about that." Before I could respond her sharp scales on her tail grazed my thigh, which hurts like hell.

A bright light emerged from the contact causing me to close my eyes. It eventually dimmed out a black mark similar of a tail appeared on the same area.

My eyes began to flutter close and I fainted.

                                                                     ~.~.~.

I sat up quickly and looked around. I was on the side of my pool. "Oniah!"I turned to see my grandmother Julietta running towards me. Abuela!" I shouted, "you shouldn't be running." I got up and was by her side in a giffy. 

"Oniah siempre me tratas como si fuera viejo. Puedo correr si quiero y ningún médico puede detenerme." Abuela complained.

"Oniah you always treat me like I'm old. I can run if I want and no doctor can stop me," Abuela complained. 

"Abuela sorry to break it to you, but the doctors are right you need to be careful." She rolled her eyes, "Ok mother, anything you say." I stuck my tongue out at her. Smooth move, Oniah.

"Anyways, I was calling you earlier but you never answered." Her thick spanish accent made it hard for her to pronounce the words properly. "I'm ok abuela so don't worry." 

She looked at me suspiciously but nodded and led me inside our wide one-storey house. She suddenly touched my face unexpectedly. "You feel cold, let's go get you warm milk and some of my delicious cookies." I walked beside my short abuela and laughed. "Only your cookies can lift my mood." She nodded in agreement and handed me a plate of cookies and a glass of milk.

"Eat this, then go wash up then make sure you head to bed by 10. I nodded then kissed her on the cheek. Quickly scarfing down the food, I took a bath then jumped into my soft bed. 

Dialing Hope's number was hopeless because it rang then went straight to voicemail. "I'm sure she's safe, I'll just go check on her tomorrow." 

I looked at the mark of the tail on my thigh. I sighed then decided that I would deal with everything tomorrow. I'll check up on Hope, find out what this mark is and get food. I closed my eyes then dosed off in a matter or minutes.