The Mermaid Tale

"Hey, Janus. Compose your plastic bottle properly. You cannot see that?" My schoolmate said while pointing the three garbage on the side. I looked at her with my boring expression. Her cold gray eyes met me. She looked at me with disbelief in her eyes.

"Can you read Janus?" She irritably asked me. I simply nodded. I saw her groaned.

"Then, can you read these signs? This is the garbage Janus! This is the non-biodegradable, and this one, is the biodegradable and lastly, the recyclable." She said emphasizing the three important things on earth.

I picked the bottle I had lately and threw it into the recyclable. I glance at her and displayed my precious smile.

"Now happy?" She let out a deep sighed and walk towards me.

"Next time, throw your plastic directly in recycling bin. It will break our planet earth, Janus." I let out a laughed and started walking. She walked with me and continued nagging.

"You care too much in our planet. Is that you, mother Earth?" I jokingly said. She didn't dare to answer. Instead, she remains silent and continued walking.

Teachers, staff, and other working here in our school always saying we need to compose our garbage properly even in our home. They always remind us that we must not throw anywhere our plastic bottle and garbage, but because we are human. We always throw our garbage anywhere. And if someone catches us throwing anywhere, we just run as we could do.

"Janus and Brayde, ma'am Alazulli is looking both of you." Andame said, one of my classmate. We automatically reach in the office of ma'am Alazulli. As we entered in her office, we saw a pack of garbage inside.

"Oh, Brayde, you are the vice president of the special services group right?" Ma'am Alazulli asked looking strictly at Brayde. Brayde simply nodded her head.

"And you, Janus, you are the president?" This time, ma'am Alazulli looked at me with her cold gaze. I awkwardly say yes to her. The girl sitting beside me, chuckled. I turn my head into Brayde and give her my deadly glare.

"It's your responsibility to keep our nature clean. Go to the nearby sea and pick all the flowing bottles and garbages. We must keep our water clean, water is important." Brayde smile sweetly at her. She saluted to ma'am Alazulli before saying goodbye.

When we arrived here in the wide dirty, unclean ocean, Brayde started picking some garbage. We need to borrow a boat to pick the garbage flowing in the mid of the sea. I examine the place. It's full of trash. The white good-looking sand is now like a bin. The crystal clear water is gone. It is now dirty water with a flowing bottles and garbages. I also saw pampers floating.

I shrugged. If someone really lives in the sea, she or he might kill us now because of our nasty doings.

Five steps away, I saw Brayde waving at me. She wants me to join her, cleaning the water, but it is too boring, so I decided to sleep and wait her to finish. A couple of minutes, my eyes began to close.

I'm diving in the blue dazzling clear water. I think, this is so deep. I scan the place, a lot of fish swim and passed by me. The coral reefs are so colorful. The water is so clear and bright. The light of the sun is over here, making the water more dazzling sight. My heart, beat fast.

When did I learn to swim?

I don't know how to swim but look at me now, I'm diving under in the deep blue cold ocean. I saw a group of fish coming, I began to panic. I don't know how to swim. What if shark will show up and eat me?