Two Worlds

Chapter 2

Roxy's house phone rung, "are you ready for your first day of work?" "Yes. I got go or I will be late, I'll call you later." Before Megan could say bye, Roxy hanged up. The entire day was busy and full of excitement, by the time Roxy got home she wanted to take a bath and watch a good movie. "I'm coming... Hey Megan." "So ho was work?" "Like anyone else's I suppose, tiring and exhausting." "Yeah." Several months went by, Roxy adjusted to her surroundings fast. Roxy and Megan met often, nearly every day. "So do you have plans for Valentine's day?" "Maybe, all I know is I'll be with my boyfriend. What about you?" "I'm not sure. My family might video chat me." "That would be good, since you moved here you probably haven't seen them. Right?" "We do video chat just not that often, they might be busy or I am." "I see well hopefully it's not too busy for you guys." "Thanks." Megan was out with her boyfriend, Peter all through Valentine's day. Roxy on the other hand spent her day going to scenic views taking pictures, saving the cliff and the cave for last. The cliff side is a place for couples, "Jenny! Help she can't swim." Without a care Roxy ran and jumped off the cliff following Jenny down. Bruce, Jenny's boyfriend ran down the trail to the cave's entry way to help Jenny and her savior up into the cave. Roxy, Bruce, and Jenny relaxed in the cave for a moment and then walked the trail back up to the cliff. They all conversed a little, then Jenny asked Roxy to take a photo of Bruce and her. Roxy did so after receiving Bruce's and Jenny's phone number. Roxy went straight home took a shower and then slumped on the couch to watch television. "How was your Valentine's day?" "Peter took me to the new Olive Garden, oh and he also gave me pink roses. What about yours?" "It was interesting." Roxy explained to Megan what happened and then remembered the picture that was taken. "Megan you want come with me, I need print two pictures and call them so we can meet." "Sure, why not." Roxy and Megan both went to Walmart, printed two of the same photo, and then called both Jenny Bruce. "I almost forgot about the pictures, sorry." "It's fine, Bruce look at the picture. Like she said it did come out great." "Thank you." "Roxy do you see something?" "No, it's just that if we stay here we'll see the sunset but then we'll forget to do anything important for work or such." "True; lets go then." "Thanks again for the photographs." "No problem." Jenny and Bruce left leaving Megan and Roxy on the cliff. "Are you coming or will you meet me later?" In a hesitant voice Roxy said "yeah I'm coming. Are you meeting Peter?" "Not tonight." What did I see or maybe I was imagining things?" Right after work Roxy went straight to the cliff looking out toward the ocean, then went down the trail to the opening of the cave and sat down. About a half hour later Roxy got up and walked up the cave trail, the second Roxy reached the opening of the cave an older looking woman came up as well. "Uh where did you come from?" "You know where I came from, you saw me that day in the picture." "You-you knew saw you or someone out in the ocean swimming? Why were you out so far, there might have been a shark." "Come back down to the opening with me for a moment, I'll tell you a story... why I was swimming out there." Roxy followed the older lady back down the trail and helped the old lady sit down on the hard-cold flooring of the cave, and then sat down herself across from her, listening to the ocean gently slap the side of the cliff with no sign of rising nor coming into the cave. "So..." "My name is Audrey and I have a special gift; this gift is passed down. Before I say why I was out in the ocean tell me if you believe in unknown things that can't be explained?" "I guess I believe, this world can be full of unsolved mysteries." "Where my family and I come from is unlike your world, a mystery-" "My world?" "Mhm, let me finish." "Sorry." "My world speaks differently and lives hidden from people but on very rare occasions possibly once every fifty so years a person like you is chosen to become family and live as we do or they choose to remember and live in their world. is chosen to become family and live as we do or they choose to remember and live in their world." "What do you mean, it all sounds-" "You would call us mer-people." Audrey then took her necklace off transforming into a paley, white haired, and understandable mermaid. Roxy just stared unsure what to do but also knew a grandmother like old lady turned into a creepy looking mermaid. Audrey put her necklace back on transforming back into her grandmother human form. "In your world there's a story speaking of a mermaid who wish to be human, I believe it's called The Little Mermaid, I think. Anyway, as you previously saw mer-people are real. Why am I showing you this you're probably wondering." Roxy nodded, Audrey then continued "I had a vision, this is my gift. Gift to see the future and I saw you taking the picture who also saw me but didn't tell anyone nor make a big deal. Calm as well when I showed you my mermaid form... You, I want you to become family." "Become family?" "To marry my grandson, Daniel." "That is crazy, it's like arrange marriage." "I understand what you are saying but I believe you should be the one to marry him." "What about his choice or his parents?" "He doesn't know yet but I'm sure he'll agree. As for his parents they're both dead, killed by humans when they ventured into the human world." "Ventured?" "Like me they had to make a necklace to appear human, sadly they died in a shooting several years ago." "Uh how did you-" "Gift of vision remember... when I believe it is my time to die I pass the gift to the female successor as my husband's mother did to me... You don't need to give an answer right away but you can study our language and other things from us, after a year you can give me your reply." Audrey took her necklace off, placing it on the floor, and dived into the ocean. Moments later Audrey reappeared with an identical necklace placing it around Roxy's neck who turned into a mermaid as well.