"Roxy!". Dahlia called out.
"Oh sorry". She said as she raised the camera while digging out the soil with her other hand.
Dahlia and Lovely swam to the surface of the water and leaned against the sea rock.
"Don't you love the fresh waters?".
"Don't act like I had a choice". He said and she swam out.
She took the phone from Roxy and sat on the ground as she dragged out a bottle of wine from her bag.
She popped it open and gulped in the content.
"I'll just get in". Roxy said taking off her shirt.
"You don't have a bikini". Dahlia said.
"I have an extra dress". She said walking toward the water
She tighten the belt of her jeans and walked into the waters.
"You were the last person I was expecting in here". Lovely said as she leaned against the sea rocks.
"Just to escape her talks which I'm not ready for, I can't believe you got in".
"Dahlia gets what she wants, I say no, she throws you into the sea and asks me to save you, I'm learning to adapt to my family madness, and not objecting their request is number one".
"I heard you were hung fourteen hours straight for flirting with a Mermaid". Roxy said.
"There's flirting in the rumors...". He said and scoffed.
"She was innocent".
"Yeah. She was scared and saw me as someone who could save her but Diaz just used the stun gun from behind on her then reported me, her last words still ring like a bell, you lied ".
" It isn't your fault ". Roxy assured him.
" Of course it is, I'm kind of a machine that does whatever I'm asked, I heard you were the one that freed the Mermaids ". He said.
" I don't have any regret ".
" If I did that Mother will hang me forty-eight hours straight ".
" She's not my mother, the best she can do is send me back to her evil cousin, my father, I don't want to return to Spain ".
" Why? ".
" Haven't you ever heard of the story of the Arctic Mermaid who fell in love with a hunter, that Mermaid is my stepmother and the hunter is my father who betrayed her so whenever I see him, I see utter evil, he pretended to love the woman just to get married and turned her into his diamond-producing machine ". Roxy said and bite her lower lip as tears appeared in her eyes.
" It's alright Roxy ". He whispered and placed his hand on her shoulder.
" No it's not, now they want to find her ".
" You can't trust me, Roxy, I'm evil ".
" No, you're not, you're different, you're just been forced to do things".
"If you want to stay in Phoenix I can make that happen, you attend school and live a normal life, I can arrange it".
"In exchange for?".
"Nothing, just don't cause troubles by releasing more Mermaids that way Mother won't be forced to send you to Spain".
"I can't say deal cos I feel like my family owes Jane, well I won't be given access to the warehouse again, the only problem is your mother, she badly wants to send me back ".
" I'll take care of her ".
" Why are you so kind? ".
" Hoping to atone for my evil, I might appear good but maybe I'm just the worst of my siblings ". Lovely said as they raced their heads to Dahlia who was engrossed with her phone.
They could see dark-skinned men creeping out from deep in the island with woods and rods.
" Bandits! ". Lovely screamed.
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Meanwhile
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Kapella paced left and right in the hallway asking students if they've seen Candy.
"You don't stop amazing me, you're going crazy". Cindy cautioned.
"I don't know, I'm just worried something bad happened to him".
"You heard Nancy, it's a family thing".
"He should be in school today".
"Do you have his contact?".
"No, I don't".
"Then find Nancy, she might have it, I'll go this way". Cindy said.
"I'll check the Cafeteria". Kapella said and hurried off.
She walked in and looked around when she sights the shirt he once wore.
She smiled and moved to the table.
"Hey, I was getting worried". She said and sat but paused seeing his face.
"Finn".
"So good to see your smile at a close range". He said and she rose hurriedly.
"Seems I'm gonna switch to Candy's cloth if that would make you smile". He winked and she walked away but she tripped over a foot and crashed on her knees.
She raised her head to see Diaz with a creepy smile.
"You look depressed Luv". He said and she got up.
"Just let me be already". She said wanting to walk away.
"Don't you desire to know where dear Candy went or is?". He said and she paused.
"No. I'll take my leave". She said and he raised his phone to her phone.
Kapella gasped as she stared at the picture.
It was Lovely in a helicopter with Dahlia who had her hand wrapped around his neck as she consumed wine, there was also Roxy beside reading a novel.
"Seems you got a talent at photoshop". Kapella told him.
"Dumb girl". He cursed.
"Only my friend is permitted to call me that". She said.
"Lovely is on a vacation with his two beautiful girlfriends so stop searching around the school like you lost a diamond".
" Good, I know where he is then".
"Don't be in a hurry". He said as he moved to his Whatsapp status and tapped on a contact 'Dahlia'.
Kapella watched the status from picture to picture as it was uploaded about ten minutes ago.
All had Dahlia and Lovely's selfie in the helicopter and then the thirty-second video of the both of them swimming close to the shore.
"Roxy!". She could hear the girl's voice.
"Oh sorry". He heard a close voice and the camera adjusted properly.
"Stop it!". Kapella breathes as her heart pounds heavily.
"Just one more". He said and got to the last picture uploaded.
Lovely's hand was on Roxy's shoulder as they both stared at each other leaning on the sea rock.
The picture had a caption ' He just abandoned me for her, Knife or a Gun which is fast and effective? '.
At this time Kapella's eye was filled with visible tears already.
"I don't hide been a bad guy, it's visible, everyone knows about it so you see Kapella be mine and you'll be mine alone, I'll quit been a playboy if you want that but that hypocrite of a brother, you don't deserve him Luv". He whispered.
"Shut up!". Kapella roared and punched the table causing it to crack straight away.
She raged out of the cafeteria and he chuckled.
"You'll run back into my arms Kapella". He roared.
Kapella raced fast as she burst into tears.
"No! No!". She laments shaking her head.
Her bracelet began to glow as her heartbeat uncontrollably.
She pulled it off and her ability came into her memories, as usual, there were now flashes of images of Nancy telling that Lovely was a good person at the hotel.
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Flashback
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"With all I've told you, you now know everything about Mermaids and how to take care of my daughter, remember everything Jane, please don't fail me". Anita whispered and grew weaker.
" No Anny don't do this". Mrs. Elijah cried and he held her hand with one hand.
"Remember everything, the bracelet, the other mermaids, her transformation, the hunters and every other thing I've told you, tell her all when she comes of age, never forget she's a dangerous species of Mermaid whose unleashed rage cannot be reckoned with, make sure she doesn't have a cause to hate or love excessively because those two emotions can make or mar a Mermaid". Anita said and gasped as her heart became as strong as a stone.
" Anita! ".
" When the bracelet exceeds its limit even if you're going to charge it as I've instructed, let her go through the first transformation process it's painful, but the body will adjust from that moment ". Anita whispered.
" You said when she transforms she'll be drawn to water from that moment and it'll change her ".
" You have to, If she doesn't go to water for the first transformation and provokes it over and over again, the water will come for her, that's the rule, I trust you, Jane ". Anita her eyes closed and her hand dropped off Jane's.
Jane gasped in tears as she held her hand.
Her face started desiccating as the fresh wind blew.
" No Anita! ". She cried and Mr. Elijah held her to herself, consoling her.
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Present
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Kapella could be seen walking angrily into the pool room.
"Nancy!". She screamed looking around but there was no one in the place.
She moved toward the pool and looked in but there was no one in.
She could feel the strong urge to jump in but she resisted and walked toward the door.
The entire water in the pool rose slowly and She paused.
She felt the presence of something but couldn't say.
She took a few more steps and the entire water was completely out of the pool as it was now in the air following her behind.
She held her bracelet as she walked out of the room and paused seeing Nancy and Cindy as they moved toward her.
Her heart began to pound so fast as her eyes flashed blue for a moment.
"Hey Kapella". Nancy smiled as they got to her.
"You lier!". She roared and the flying water burst out of the room flooding them away with every student in the hallway.
The bracelet fell from her hand and the waters took it away as they battled with the flood.
Screams filled the air as the huge water flooded down hallways taking students along.
Kapella managed to grab the staircase so the water don't take her away.
Suddenly and unannounced her hips grew large causing her Jean to tear.
She could feel her legs gluing to each other as the bones and flesh readjusted into themselves.
Her feet twist swiftly to opposite horizontal and flatten out causing her to scream.