I Don't Regret It

Chapter 6. Save me

Save me

★★ KHALIL ★★

I came back from school early today, because my guts feelings were restless, it was Fifi, she might do something stupid, because she's stupid. My mind played hideous films of what Fifi could be doing right now at my home. I don't feel like she's a normal child, she acts really strange. I took an excuse from the school on pretense that i had a fever, and rushed home. I never knew my mother will be home, she was also about to leave, i had to give another excuse, I found Fifi eating raw fish under the dinning table, with raw parts of the head filled with teeth marks, Who on earth eats raw fish?

I dragged her to the room and scolded her for coming out of the room.

After eating, she dropped the plate on the floor. With the disgusting way she was eating I didn't wanted to pick up the plate as well.

She crawled like a crippled child to the corner of the bed and brought out beads.

"Take, I made this for you young master," she said and handed me the bead, with wide smile and hopes that I'll like what she's made me, well I don't these things are useless. "I made a waist bead for young master" she smiled again, but shyly this time.

"Fifi, am not a lady, I can't wear a waist bead, can I?" a question struck my mind, "How did you pierce holes in these?" I asked her, using my hand to fill the holes in the middle of the beads, from the first time I saw her with these things, they looked strong, like bare needles couldn't pass through them.

She Removed her hair pin, letting the knot she made her hair into with them fall loose, then showed me, "This." she said while opening it. It was more sharper than a knife, this thing was a weapon, I took her hand in mine, staring at them, no injuries on them, I smelled something fishy, she eats raw food and has a lot of pure pearls which she collects from unknown sources

I touched her cheek "Thank you, I'll wear it when I have an important event to attend."

She started smiling so wide and the bead she used to knot her hair started lighting up and I hear twinkling noises.

"Come closer," I say to her and she came closer. I loosened the pearls that was joined with a little string on her hair and checked it. There was no wire or light bulb in it, how did it glow?

"Fifi, how can this head band glow?," I said pointing my fingers to her hair. "It's from my mom" she answered. I don't like the fact she's getting so shy around me, it's weird.

She doesn't know anything about it. I must find out who she really is tonight. I don't trust her. She may be really cute, but she's got to leave.

We both took a quick tour around my house, "Today Fifi, I want to show you things around, I don't want you to act like a local girl."

I walked her around, showed her, the house. I showed her my room, the kitchen, giving her a piece of garlic to hold for me, and unknown test to her, she held it for quite a while, before I asked her to drop it.

"Hey Fifi, come over here," she walked over with her little barefooted legs, "Ever hold a real spoon made of silver?" I asked her with a grin,

"Beautiful," she concludes after licking my mother's special spoon which was made from real silver.

how to use the bathroom, the living room and other places and finally, the pool.

I watched everything expression from her face, Fifi got really excited at the sight of the pool. Maybe, she's a little witch or a demon, I really do not believe in mermaids, witches don't hate water... Still, I've got to find out the truth.

I took her inside before my mom sees her,

At evening, I left her alone in the room and went for dinner with my parents, and promise to bring leftovers for her once we're done, she's dumb, smiling at the sound of that, she doesn't know the meaning of leftovers, does she?

The table as usual, is a queit place, except for when both my parents try to play Romance, it's disgusting for these oldies, or when they try to meddle in my matters, as an only child, getting all their attention isn't so child friendly to me, they always like getting on my nerves, both of them.

I sat down and ate quietly till someone decide to break the silence, my Father started coughing, I gave him a glass, while drinking he stared at me, After the incident of that day, our closeness was torn apart, and slowly a line is been drawn, he can't speak of it In presence of my Mom, neither can I, but he stays away from my business so I do same in his, as far he isn't dragging the family name to the mud.

"Son, have your mom told you about my plans?" he asked.

I shook my head with a "No."

"When you would turn eighteen, I want you to go abroad to complete your studies," he said to me with rays of hope in his eyes, hell no. Heaven knows I want better than to work with them, I had other plans for myself.

"Why are you telling me this now?" I asked him, isn't it a bit early for us to sit and talk about the future?

"I and your mother thought it would be better if you start preparing yourself now, why's that a problem?" he asked.

"Dad, mom, I'm done eating. Can I leave?," I asked and mom nodded her head slightly, she gave me the look of, ‘You've got to apologize for been rude,’ but I won't... I have other problems to handle than plan a come back to my Father's Good list.

I went upstairs to my room, opening the door, makes me remember what uncomfortable situation I got in, as this little devil is not ready to leave me in peace, "Fifi, Fifi!" I called but there was no answer, Where could she have possibly gone?

I looked at the balcony, as the doors leading to there was open wide, She was sitting on the floor, this little thing I have to take care of, She looked busy and serious, biting her bottom lips as she used her strength with whatever she was focused on. I walked to see what she was doing. I've taken her as she is, before I ask my mom for help in getting rid of the screw loose elf by adoption, she can't do anything right. She is a dumbo, with ears which has little to no use.

She was tearing my textbooks, not one, but everything from my knapsack was in her possession, as she has torn as many pages as I can't count, squeezing them into rough balls, "Fifi! Why are you doing that?!" I yelled at her. She pretended like she heard no word I spoke, She stuck out her tongue like a hungry dog and discarded my words.

"Fifi! Stop. Stop tearing it!," I shouted at her.

"It's mine!" she yelled at me, bringing out all her teeth to view, "Give it back!!" I dragged the book from her hand, her grip on my book was strong, like she had some super strength, "Fifi! I said leave it! leave it!"

"No, it's mine!, I found it!"

"You didn't bring anything when you came here apart from your stupid marbles, give that back!" She doesn't even know what that is and she wants to take it?

This little girl has a lot of strength, I wonder if it's because she eats raw food. She dragged the book so close to her chest and I tried to take it when my hand reached for her neck and I pulled the string of her necklace along with me, mistakenly.

I fell to one end of the walls, and her, the other. Felt like i saw something, maybe my eyes are Deceiving, but i didn't thought wrong! I shook my head because of the pain I was look at her but she had already turned into something horrible. What was that ? She was waving her, what was that ? Fins ? How can that be possible ? I have seen them only in the movies and heard of them in the stories. She is a mermaid.

"Fifi...Fifi... you're... you're a mermaid?" I asked with disbelieve, I suspected something was fishy, but not an actual fish! she tried to crawl to me but I drifted backwards, I made good use of my butt, pulling back slowly, this thing is going to hurt me!

"Don't come close! don't come close!!!" I yelled at her, with her pearl which was still tightly held by me, I'm confused of what to do with this demon bead, whilst still been really afraid of her appearance. she turned into a mermaid with blue fins and pearls bead wrapped around her waist, and her hair, her pupils turn blue, web ears which were as long as the imaginary Elf, small traces of scale from her ear. A long necklace made with sea stones and shells which she wore on her, she was naked at the top, as the dress she was wearing was torn already, loosed and they fell off her body.

"Give me the Golden pearl" she crawled to me with her hand and her fins, her fins followed her behind, they were the scariest, with the color they bore, they were really long and looking at them made me shiver, even after my warning, she was still coming closer,

"Mom, mom..." I shift backwardly with every step she took further towards me,

"Mother!! mother!! come save me!!" I yelled in fear.

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Love, Naomi (^.^)