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After Graduation: Chapter 2
The following day Bella was thinking about what she had seen the previous night. The light had been dim, so she hadn't been able to see the face properly, but she was pretty sure it was no one she knew. She had refrained from telling Rikki and Cleo because with everything that had happened recently they could do without any drama for a while, especially since Cleo and Lewis had just recently been reunited and she didn't want to ruin their happiness. She thought was weird that for almost 8 years she was the only mermaid she knew, she hadnt even been sure there even existed others, and then in less than a year she had found three of them. She could have used them when she was young. It was difficult being a mermaid on her own when you are that young. She did wonder though, were there any others? If there were four here at the gold coast, it wouldn't surprise her if there were more, although here was the first time she found them, while she has lived all over the world.
Somewhere along the coast of Australia another girl was sitting at a beach by herself too. She was thinking of the mermaid she had seen the previous night at Mako. She had gone there in hope to find her friends. She had no other way of contacting them since her phone got stolen when they were in Rome and she lost all her contacts. Being the organized person that she is, she had them written down in a note book, but it so happened that she had decided not to pack it. In addition they had barely any internet connection throughout their whole trip. She was dying to know what had happened with her friends, maybe they knew more about this mermaid. It was frustrating to be so close and yet so far from them. The last part of their trip was through their home country, so they would be home within a week or so. She had decided to try again at Mako that night. She would be careful incase the other mermaid would be there too. It would be her last chance before going inland for a few day before finally heading home. Not to get her wrong, she had loved seeing the world, but she just wanted life to return to normal, well as normal as it gets when you are a high school graduate and a mermaid.
The other mermaid had been correct, Bella did indeed plan on returning to the sea that night, just to make sure. She wanted to find out more about this mermaid. So as the evening came, Lewis and Cleo went out on a date while Rikki had decided to spend some time with her dad for a change. That left Bella with Will to get rid of. That problem solved itself when his sister called and told him she needed him 'urgently'. Now it was almost the same time as the previous night, so after she was sure no one was looking, she dove into the waves.
When she arrived at the cave she entered slowly like the previous night, and sure enough, there she was. For a little while Bella observed the mermaid. She was surprised when she suddenly spoke. "Come out, I know you're there." Bella realized she had been caught and swam up to the blonde. "How did you know I was there? You didn't even turn around?" "I don't know, I just felt like i was being watched, and I did see you from the corner of my eye yesterday." the mermaid said. Bella wasn't sure how to respond.
They floated in silence for a little while until Bella decided to speak. "My name is Bella" she simply stated. "Emma" the other responded. "When did you become a mermaid?" Emma asked. "When I was 9, it was in Ireland. What about you?" " I became a mermaid here, a few years back…" Both wondered if the other knew Cleo and Rikki, but neither dared to ask because of the risk of maybe exposing their secret. The two girls continued to make some smalltalk without revealing too much about themselves. A while later Emma realized that she would have to leave so she would make it back in time to at least get some sleep. The girls said their goodbyes and went home. As they were laying in bed trying to sleep they thought about their meeting. Neither of them thought the other was evil anymore, and actually liked each other. Emma thought Bella reminded her of both Rikki and Cleo in some way. They both hoped to see the other again soon.
Bella knew she wouldn't see Emma for a little while at least. She had said so herself. She had also said she would be back within a week or so and that they should meet up then. Still neither of them had mentioned the other two mermaids they knew, and Bella had decided to not tell them about Emma until she knew more, she didn't seem like a threat, so it should be fine.