mys·ti·fy
/ˈmistəˌfī/
Utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).
17 years old Selene Hope Ellanor spent her whole childhood listening to her aunt bed time stories, filled with mysteries and unrealistic events. Being a child she was, her imagination led...
"Nah! We're just joking." Natatawang sabi ng isa at lumangoy na ulit papalayo sa akin. Are they even joking?! "We will only give this to you if you come and swim with us." Aya ng isa sa akin. They just keep smiling while looking me.
There is something wrong with their smile but I have no choice but to follow them. Dahan dahan akong naglakad sa basang bahagi ng Lagoon na 'to. They looked happy knowing that I followed their words, in that way they swim again in a circular motion while flapping their tails.
"Come with us." The mermaid with a crown trying to lure me with her hands. Naramdaman ko nalang na lumalalim na ako sa Lagoon na to, good thing at marunong ako lumangoy kaya nilangoy ko na ang bandang bahagi na medyo malalim na.
Nang medyo nakalapit na ako sa kanila ay inilahad ko na ang kamay ko. "Now hand me over the chess piece." I told them but they all just looked at me with anger. What did I do?
Napahinto ako sa paglapit sa kanila at dahan-dahan kong inilayo ang sarili ko sa kanila ng makita ko ang mga muka nila. I saw one of them made a creepy smile so I back down a bit. "Hand me over the chess piece." Utos ko sa kanila but they just looked at me with their creepy smiles, naiinis na ako sa mga sirenang ito kaya hindi ko maiwasan na magalit. "What? I already found the chess piece at nakalangoy na ako, now hand it over." Naaasar na ako sa mga sirenang ito dahil mukang wala silang balak na ibigay sa akin ang kailangan ko.
"They will never give you the chess piece unless you beat the holder." Lumingon ako sa biglang nagsalita and I saw a girl standing under a tree. She is wearing a fitted silky long sleeve shirt, a silky pants that cover her whole body. A pair of black boots that looks like a combat shoes and a glove at her arms. I can't see her whole face for she is wearing a black mask, the only visible is her eyes.
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She looked at me while playing a sharp knife in her hand. "They are not the goody pretty mermaid that will give anything that you asked for." Dahan dahan syang umalis sa pwesto niya at naglakad papalapit sa dalampasigan, I tried to swim away from the mermaids and went back to the shore.
"Who are you?" Takang tanong ko sa kanya dahil sa biglang pagsulpot niya.
"You never wanna know, besides I'm not here to introduce myself, I am here to get what I needed." Kumunot ang noo ko hanggang sa naisip ko kung bakit rin sya nasa Lagoon na to. The chess piece that the mermaids hold.
"Now, You pretty mermaids! Give me what I want." She is talking to the mermaids with the crown while playing a knife in her hand. Pinaikot ikot pa niya ito sa daliri niya na parang fidget spinnel at hinagis hagis sa ere sabay salo ng hindi man lang sya nasusugatan.
