Chapter 2
Seven years later….
"Tatsus! Wake up! Look outside! There's a big big big! Commotion!"
"Ugh what is it?"
"Look it! Look at all the people!" I got up from the big brown sofa I was sleeping on and peeked through the window. A small crowd of people were gathered around one of the tables by the pool house. "What's going on!" I yelled throwing my self up and fixing my pants. I ran out towards the back door. My little sister Noel, who had woken me up, followed me out.
"Look its Tatsus! Hey whats up man!" Someone yelled moving away from the crowd. "Whats going on here?" I pushed myself in. I stopped, my arms flopped down to my side. In front of me laid a girl. She had short brown hair and was wearing a short tan dress, she was sleeping. "What the….! People go away there's nothing to see here!" I looked around and shooed off the kids, some of them giving me annoyed looks, I ignored them.
"Hey you, wake up…." I shook the girl, she wobbled and lightly opened her eyes.
"Ugh……"
"Hey!
I said get up! This is not an inn, you here me! It's a beach club!
Your ruining our reputation."
"I-im s-sorry" She slowly sat
up, rubbing her eyes. "I didn't mean to, I-I just…."
Oh
whatever…just leave already!" I glared hard, but a tug at my
waist stop me for just a moment. "Tatsus…." Noel whispered,
"Don't be so mean….she just fell asleep." I sighed.
"Don't
let it happen again."
"Okay…I…I am really sorry…" She
got up and stretched her arms in the air. I heard people, who were
near by, whispering. I watched as she walked out of the pool area and
out into the streets. Noel still stood by my side, "Wow she was
pretty. I hope she comes again." I glared at her, and walked back
towards the house.
After the boat accident seven years ago, I had found out that my father was killed in the storm to. The only other survivors were the Freeman and Davie family. My sister Noel, was just one years old, staying at home with my grandmother. I live with her now. She owns one of the most popular beach clubs in Walter, Australia, called the Dome, which is next to our backyard. There is a whole other building that goes along with it, so of course are house is separate. I have become even more popular after the storm, that is why the Dome is always busy, and why im always in a bad mood. The only thing that I keep to myself is when I met her. The mermaid who saved me that day. I could never forget her dark red tail and long golden brown hair, hidden beneath the light red strikes in her hair. Her eyes a hazel color. I've always went down to the beach after sunset, to see if I would spot her. Imagining her coming to me, but I always got my hopes crushed. So finally I just gave up. I still wear the small pearl necklace she gave me, around my ankle, as proof. Even though I stop believing in her, I just can't let it go. I could never just forget. No one knows about her but me.
"Kids!" My grandmother called, "You start getting ready for school tomorrow, and Tatsus help Noel get her things together."
"Sure…" I sighed as I walked down the hallway from my room to Noel's. She was playing with her dolls. "Hi Tatsus! She sung in a high pitched voice.
"We need to get your stuff together."
"Why? I want to still play." She made a pouty face and continued on. I leaned against her door way.
"We go through this every day, if you hurry up, you can play a little longer."
"Okay!" She threw the doll down and slammed opened her closet doors. "Um….this one….no this one….which one do I wear?!" I gently moved her aside and dug my face into her tiny petit seven year old clothes.
"It doesn't matter Noel, we have uniforms." I pulled out a little tan dress.
"yes it does! I wore a dress yesterday!" She cried.
"Then wear this one," I pulled out another uniform, this one, pants and a tan jacket over a white shirt.
"Okay" She went back to the middle of the floor and picked up her doll.
"Hey where're not done yet" I scolded hanging her outfit up and placing it on the closet door. She looked up at me. "But…" I shook my head.
After I helped Noel take her bath and get into bed, I sat in my room looking out the window, which carried a sea view. I could see the waves gently crashing and a few seagulls flying ahead, in the red-ish, yellow skies. Only a few people were still on the beach. Some leaving and some still splashing in the water. I sighed. My clock said 8:00. The Dome closes at 11:00. I could see some people hanging out by the pool side, workers, which I knew, catering to them. I usually was out there helping and sometimes talking to kids, but not lately. I watched as an employee named Jack, only two years older than me, served smoothies to a couple lying on a blanket. I put my hand to the window and felt the vibrations of the music and laughter of the people. Finally I closed the windows curtains. I turned around.
"Ahhhh! Noel don't scare me! Why aren't you in bed!?" Noel in her little white night gown stood in my doorway, holding onto her brown teddy bear.
"I can't sleep…" She rubbed her eyes.
"You look pretty tired to me."
"Can I sleep with you?" I hesitated.
"Sure" I motion her to come over to me. She jumped onto my bed and put her head down onto the white pillow, her bear still snuggled in her arms. "Tatsus, about that girl…I just saw her again." She yawned. I went over to the window and glanced down. There she was, sitting by the pool side. Watching people as they swam by. Jack, a second later, come by and handed her a soda. She got up and sat down on a chair. "Lets just hope, for her sake, she doesn't fall asleep again." I closed the curtain. Noel was all ready sleeping. I turned my lamp off and quietly tipped toed out of my room, I headed down stairs. My grandmother was watching TV. "Hello darling." She smiled, and faced the television again. I just waved my hand. The clock now said 9:00, I sat on the brown couch that I did earlier, and laid my head down, I soon feel asleep with the small murmurs of TV in the back ground.
