"Yes Ariel. I want to hear the truth.."
"Once there was an evil sorceress. She tricked and conned merpeople for years. One day, she came to a teen mermaid. She convinced the teenager that selling her soul was the only way to get what she truly desired. And so, the young mermaid did exactly what the sorceress requested. Which was in fact, selling her soul. That day, the water turned as dark as blood. Everyone in the kingdom hid, for that teenager was the heir of the crown. That teenager, was my mother. The sorceress made my mother commit suicide. That was the day the sorceress became the Queen of the Muggles and Mermaids. She became more powerful. But there is more my flower..
After that, my father killed himself. I grew an orphan to the world. Luckily, a couple raised me. When I was old enough, I met a muggle by the name of Eric. He was so charming and perfect in every way. I had you with him. But one day, I woke up to you being missing. I ran to my adoptive parents house, and found out Eric sold you to the Queen.
The Queen saw the Oracle, and the Oracle told her that I would produce the chosen one that would save the mermaids from misery. So she ordered her boyfriend Eric to con me, to manipulate me into giving birth to you. The Queen raised you ever since."
After hearing that story, I have the urge to call her mother. She has been through so much without me..
"Mom I.... Wait so my dad's name isn't Gilbert??"
"No, the Queen and Eric had to change their names so they wouldn't be recognized from land mermaids."
I'm about to mention something when I spot a man around my age come up to my mother's ear. He looks at me and I recognize him! His sea blue eyes.. the appearing ocean waves in his pupils.. he is the guy from the party! Wait but he is a mermaid? Or merman? I know it's him, I would recognize his chiseled features from anywhere.
My mother spots us staring and says, "Oh James, this is my daughter Adella Alantlm. Ava, this is James Marlin."
"I believe we have met James.."
"I believe we have.."
"So Mom, James is a land merman," I ask slowly. I decide to ask about the whole Adella Alantlm thing later.
"Yes darling, where have you two met?"
"Never that Mother," I say quickly. If I mention I met him at one of the Queens events, I feel she would get upset. But what do I know?
"Oh, okay. Anyways, James is my most highest Royal Guard here. He just came to tell me all the palace rounds have been made. "
"That's good.. Also mom, this is my dream. How did I end up here in the first place?"
"I summoned you while you were sleeping."
"Wait so I'm actually here right now??"
"Technically your soul is here, but your physical body is still in your room sleeping. Speaking of, it's going to be daylight soon."
She looks back at me with her eyebrows furrowed. She hugs me tightly, and I look back at James. He stares at me so intently, it makes me full uneasy.
My mom sends me back home, and sadly I wake up to the Queen knocking on my door.