"He's there again." I said quietly to myself, looking at the human on the beach, sitting silently with a fishing line out in the water. I watched him from my hiding spot behind the rocks, not far, but safe enough away from him. Some people might think I'm insane and have a death wish for coming up to the surface so often, but I couldn't help myself. This human, a land walker, was so interesting to me, and I hadn't a clue why.
He was there, same time as always. I don't know why I watch him, maybe it's because I have nothing better to do, maybe it's because humans interest me, or maybe...I have some sort of attachment to him for an unknown reason.
Who knows?
I don't.
I watched him for what seemed like only minutes, but when really, it had been hours and the sun was setting, signalling it was time for him to return home, as well for me.
I watched him leave, wishing I could have talked to him, but if anyone back at the underwater village, it would result in my death.
You see, the village, if you could call it that, was very close minded. They believed that the land walkers were evil beings, and we should never associate with them, never.
If anyone ever found out that I was coming to the surface, I would surely get the punishment for it. I would have my head chopped off and have it fed to the Mayors pet shark.
A horrible punishment it is, I've only seen it happen once in my whole life, but that was many years ago. And I wouldn't let it happen to me.
The only person that knew I came up here was my brother, Emil. And he didn't seem to care much about it, and said he would keep quiet, and I trust him, it's what brothers do, right?
He started to pack up his things and reeled in his fishing line. I watched him in awe. The way the setting sun shined on his face, making it look like he was a god from the lands above.
I wanted to see more, I just had to. I pushed myself up on the rocks more, making my full top body visual. But I didn't care, the sight was just to beautiful, I had to memorize it.
And that's when.
He looked my way.
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