Discovered

Chapter Twenty Five

- Heidi's POV -

The next morning I was awoke to the sound of screaming and shouting parents. Should I even call them parents? I climbed out of bed and pressed my ear against the wooden door to listen to the argument.

"You don't even care about me anymore! All you want to do is be famous on the news for finding mermaids!" Mum shouted loudly. She was pacing around the kitchen in her high heels.

"That is not true at all, how could you say that about me?" Dad replied in a calmer tone, but she was right.

"You know what? I'm finished with this. I'm sure I can find a man who will actually give a damn! And you can keep that useless child too!" She screamed angrily, then shortly after the front door slammed. I sighed loudly then ran back to my bedroom to pretend I didn't hear anything, I'd be surprised if anyone didn't.

Dad stormed into my bedroom and I looked over at him then down at the book I was pretending to read.

"I'm going out on the boat. You're cleaning up the house and it better be done when I'm home, right?" He said while gritting his teeth. I nodded before he slammed my bedroom door.

I really need to tell someone about this, I need to get away. No one should be treated like a house maid.. not even me! I threw the book down and sprinted out my bedroom door and down the stairs. But then I realised something, I don't have anyone to go to. I don't have anyone to cry for help to. I don't have anyone..

The fast beat in my heart suddenly slowed down and I stopped running to the door. Where am I even going? Why am I even around anymore? I'm not much use except for cleaning the toilet..

Why am I even alive.

- Winter's POV -

Me and Maria headed back to her cave for some nice sea noodles which her mother especially made for me. They're my favourite everytime I come over.

"What do you want to do now?" Maria asked as we floated around her bedroom, I sighed.

"I have no idea.." I mumbled.

"Hey why don't you show me that place you went to? Across the deep part of the ocean" Maria asked with a smirk, I widened my eyes.

"I thought you didn't like leaving the reef?"

"I want some adventure! And you're always on adventures!" She shouted, I nodded in agreement. But where should I take her? I was obviously not at some random place to calm down, I was with Heidi the whole time. But I can't take Maria there.

"Lets go then!" I said happily, Maria took my hand and we swam out of her cave. She looked really happy and excited to be doing something out of her comfort zone. The last time she crossed the reef was when she grabbed me and took me away from saving Summer..

We got to the edge of the reef Maria came to a hault, she looked over at me in fear.

"If you keep swimming nothing will happen, I promise" I said with a reassuring smile, she nodded and began to swim beside me again.

Instead of swimming towards the beach where I regularly see Heidi, I took a left turn at some sea plants and came to a rock area which was fairly bright and safe to sit for a while. It was also really pretty.

"Wow" Maria said quietly, I smiled as if it was my home. Even though I have never been here before..

"Isn't it pretty? I always come here to relax and have some peace" I explained, I felt bad for lying. But I wasn't going to tell Maria that I had a best friend who was a human. Maria swam around the scene then sat down on a small rock. She waved her hand in the air to tell me to come sit beside her so I began to swim over, until I got another huge pain in my heart.

"Ouch!" I shouted while curling in a ball and beginning to fall deeper into the dark sea, Maria gasped and grabbed onto me.

"Winter whats wrong!" She shouted while dragging me over to safety, I closed my eyes until the pain had fully gone away then I looked over at her.

"Your heart? Again? I'm so confused with you Winter.." She said, I looked away. Doesn't that mean Heidi is in trouble again?