Mermaid Tale (Bts ff)

Chapter 18

Cheerful voices echo around the house followed by giggles. My new friend Minji was over and we were watching a comedy on the TV. "But Please, I can't live without you" The Man pleads with tears in his eyes. The Woman glares at him before picking up the food she was cooking. Kimchi. The Woman slaps him with the kimchi covering him in the delicious food. The impact sends the man flying down the stairs nearby.  Me and Minji both giggle. I clutch my stomach as I can't breath from the laughter. Minji falls of the couch and clutches her stomach aswell. We sigh as the TV gets interrupted with breaking news. We both wipe the joyful tears out of our eyes and pay attention to what has just interrupted are amazing time.

"Breaking News Just In. We are sorry to interrupt your program but some incredible news has just be discovered.  It seems after some further exploration we have found another trance of the myth of mermaids. Here is some footage of a diver who went under the water on the scene where there was the spotting of a mermaid. He seemed to find a small house. This could not have been built underwater by humans. There would be no use of it anyway for us. We also would never build this far to sea. This footage shows a little cottage. The diver even explored further inside but found nothing tracing a mermaid. However it seemed just like a normal house but there was peculiar things such as coral brushes and many other things crafted with shells and water items. Is this a mermaids doing? Join us later for an interview with the discoverer of this cottage under the sea. This was John Weston and this has been the 2'o clock news" The Interview goes off and I turn the TV off and look down at the floor. "It would be quiet cool to meet a mermaid" Minji says interested but my response comes out bitter. "Why? So you can kill them, experiment on them, destroy there homes, hunt them, put traps out, experiment on them until they die!!" I scream but in a whisper. Minji looks taken back when I look her straight in the eye with my icy stare. "No.... I just want to be friends with one then I'm fine ever seeing them again." She states as I seem taken back. "Really?" I question as she nods. "I would never hurt a soul. I'm vegetarian for goodness sake!" She says as I laugh. "Your not going to be eating mermaids anyway!!" I giggle as she joins in. I turn the TV back on and we watch more of our comedy, it seemed to be in the middle of a "tragic" one way romance. "Please I can't live without you!" The man pleads getting down on his knee. The woman sighs whilst turning around. "Where would I go without you by my side?!" The Man begs but the girl thinks before smiling. "You could go to the new shop down town. It's said to have some good outfits. I bet one would be perfect for you!" The girls says as the man stands up happily. "That sounds perfect. Come on let's go and we can travel the world together!!" The man sings. "Ewwww no. I meant go on your own" The Woman states as she turns around exiting the screen. The Man looks down with a frown but then looks up again. "You know, I bet one of those outfits will look dashing on me" Small giggles escape our lips as we continue our new favourite program.

It was late now ad we were all cuddles up in blankets whilst Chief layed at my feet. A new show started. It stars all of a sudden with a small orange fox pouncing quickly along the forest. Dodging trees as it's paws crush on the brown and red leaves that are below. It seems to be running away as it weaves between the trees. It stops at the the big oak tree that is planted in the middle of the forest. Some of the light shines down the cracks in the leaves, leaving a ray of light shining onto the foxes eye. It's eyes are red. A red that could represent the poisonous apple or the heart. The red that could hold the anger or sorrow.  Crack! A twig breaks from somewhere in the forest as the foxes ears perk up listening for any source of sound. It's eyes scan it's surrounding looking for the danger that awaits. It's eyes get wide and it sniffs with it's tiny black nose before running off into the forest leaving the place. A small girl hops out form behind the tree. "Got It!" The girl says as a boy appears beside her. The girls shows the boy a picture which is of the fox. "Yeah, but you scared it away by stepping on a twig!" The boy said. The girl grinned sheepishly. Her brown hair sticking up ever which way with leaves in it. Her hands were dirty with mud and she held a little white camera in the hands. The boy also had messy hair but this time was blonde. He held a black camera and had mud covering his face. They both had toothy grins. Crunch! Some leaves are heard as the children's attention turns to the sound. "What was that?" The boy says as he looked at the girl. The shrugged. The boy pears around only to see the source of light gleaming through the trees is getting dimmer. Almost dark as a shiver crawls down the back of his spine. Crunch! Another crunch is heard but this time closer. Almost like right next to the ear. It's quiet.