THE OCEANS GOLD

ith an eye-flaming fire, her loud voice boom

de behind father, too afr

e. You didn't have to shou

still glaring at us. "Tell me Areum, wh

nd shook my hea

you s

odd

rry, I was just protecting you. You know humans are selfish, they're the worst creature in

ll lies. How can humans be the worst, when they were the most beaut

t her cousin fell in love with a man she met on the seash

ortal sin for us mermaids. What could be the puni

ging, my shell phone. "Hello?"

d. "Let's play, I'm h

braid my hair using only one hand. "You know

t know he went here to give birth, I thought we're going to play." I

me, I'll eat my meal

parent's bedroom door but there's no answer. I twisted th

mother won't scold me again. I smirked as I swam away

e, he was surrounded by small

ing!" I said and I started to

e." he laughed happily, splashing

dance with joy, their small squeals making th

t on top while the babies and Chan looked up, waiting for me.

floated in the water watching me with admiration and love

oice of man interrupted me. My eyes widened,

know it was a human even though I d

han said, his voice was trembling from

t my name." I saw the fishes and sea horses scattered everywhere

t's go to th

home. Mom didn't kno

e're near the house, I heard mother a

wants. Can you give her a freedom at least?" I

repeating the same mistake I've done before." moth

Rose, she's more

his face very hard, her eyes pooling with tears.

? Your daughter only? I'm sorry, I'm sorry if you

orry, I did

hat father won't see me. My heart broke as I watch him with tea

don't want another father, I only want father Jin. He

almost forgot he was w

he tears away from my face.

Cheol's house, his best friend. I watched them talk, I staye

ear in front of them, father suddenly smil

Uncle Cheol greeted me,

father. "Can I talk to father for a moment?" I

father and he nodded

y hair before he pulled Chan and swam a

eol, I want to

them arguing whil

talk about?" father smiled

d him. "I love you fath

ou too Areum, so much."

with him. "I heard you and moth

do you

throat. "Is it true that

oked down, avo

g streamed down my face and I sobbed even more when f

mine. You are my daughter." his shou

ather, I would still choose him over and ov

r is?" I asked holding his arm

the position to tell y

him. "Ok then, I'm going

te of our kingdom making sure I wasn't being noticed by anyone. I need to

far away until I knew I was far from our place. I kept swimming for a good twenty

Tears started to pool in my eyes. What did I do? What kind of place is this? All I could se

rope pulled me up and up until I couldn't feel the water in me, until I could

tickled my eyes and I heard murmurs around

I thought it

lled and thrown h

ulse! Maybe she

e dead, I could still hear mother's words, "humans were the worst creature

's d

ould we

surface, who knows

good

back under water, to my

es closed. Being on the land makes me weaker. I saw the water waved and I

Oh god, I missed them already. Tears blurred my vision as I watch the water w

felt my body passing out a