The Tail About Me

Chapter 18

"Mallory!!"
I hear someone call my name and instantly wake up.
"Mallory? Are you in here?"
I hear the yell again.
"Who is it?" I ask. Im still tucked into the sheets and I'm not in the mood to get out.
"It's me, Brady"
"Brady? Brady Brady!!" I yell. I jump out of the sheets and swim as fast as I can to his voice. When I see him I almost cry.
Finally someone I can trust.
"Oh Mallory!" Brady embraces me in his strong arms. I nestle my head in his shoulders and we just hug for a few minutes.
"I haven't seen you in 4 years. I can't believe you found me..." I say.
"Yeah, I saw you swim in here this morning but I didn't realize it was you."
"Tyran. He kidnapped me and put me on a boat..."
"Yeah, I can see it in your eyes. Looks like you had a mother figure there. Was she nice?"
"Oh Brady, she was so kind. I really didn't want to go." He smiles at me and starts to swim away so I follow.
"So, what did you think of Tyran?"
"Well.... He was really mean. And most of the time drunk...Soooooo.... I basically HATE HIS GUTS."
"Wow. That's harsh."
"No it isn't, you should have seen how he treated me. The only nice one was Henry."
"Who's Henry?"
"Oh," I didn't want to tell him that he kissed me. And I even tried not to think about it so that he couldn't see it in my eyes. "Uh, he was a friend. A close friend. He was truly like a brother to me."
"You kissed him."
"What?"
"You kissed him."
"Yeah.. but no. He kissed me. I pulled away I promise."
"Hey it's ok. I saw it in your eyes. You really like him."
"No I don't. Really I don't."
"Mallory. Tell me the truth." Brady stares into my eyes. His eyes have a flicker of red. I notice that he was wearing a shirt. Mermaids don't wear shirts. Ever.
"Hey, Brady, why are you wearing a shirt?"
"Because I want to. Don't judge."
I laugh.
"Can I kiss you?" I ask.
"Yeah go right away babe." Brady says. He grabs me and pulls me close. But, before he can kiss me, I pull his shirt up and see a shark tattoo. I knew it. I hate Tyran with all of my heart. How did he gets Brady's body? That must have been one of his powers.
I remember having to almost jump off of that diving board. I was so scared. My blonde hair was only shoulder length had I was much younger. I remember how much I feared water. And right now, my fears are the same. Tyran could get me. He could take over other people's bodies too. I wonder if he knows where my mother is.
After I swim another 3 hours, I decide that I need to rest. I find an underwater cave and place seaweed on the floor. But I can't sleep. I lay there restless worrying about my mom.