Well, this isn't going as bad as I thought it was going to be and I'm quite pleased with the reviews. And those who read my fish story lol, you'll all be happy to know I've updated, 'Humuhumunukunukuapua'a' is up so get reading! Please lol
Also, I hope you like this next chapter! I've been working on it for a little while so please review and tell me what you think! And yes, Socorro is Spanish for 'help' but it is also the actress who plays Mrs Montez; Socorro Herrera is her name so that's where I got it from!
Chapter 2 – Never Return
WHEN Gabriella woke she smelt the most wonderful scent linger through to her room. She felt Star licking her softly and she patted the dog tenderly. She pulled herself out of her bed and looked around her bed. What strange things hung around her? People faces were hanging off walls, (Photo's) a small black box sat in the corner and stared at her blankly, (TV) the floor was as it was downstairs, soft and silky and the materials were even more spectacular that the sand, (Carpets) and what made her all the more curious was a large big light hanging from the ceiling. It glowed rich and she reached up and touched but gasping from its burning lights she retrieved her hand.
"What is this place?" She queried to herself and with that she made her way downstairs and walked through to the living room.
She froze on the spot as an even bigger black box was sitting in the living room talking to her!
"TROY! TROY!" She bellowed tears cascading down her cheeks.
She heard hurried footsteps and a moment later she felt hands around her holding her close. She felt like she couldn't breathe, that distasteful black box WAS EVIL!
"Gabriella, shush, its okay. What's wrong?" Troy asked her stroking her hair.
"The black box, it talks." She sobbed into his shoulder.
Troy didn't have a clue what she was on about and Gabriella pointed to the television.
"There!" She said accusingly.
Troy turned to where she was pointing and laughed, "Oh that, 'He chuckled, "You don't have to worry about that, it's the television."
"Veletision?" Gabriella asked perplexed.
"No, the television, it's a small box that you can watch pictures on. It just sits there, you can watch DVD's and television programmes and it's not really talking to you." He said to her.
"What's a DVD and television programmes?" Gabriella asked and Troy sighed, that was hard one to explain.
"Well their just things for you to watch. It's for entertainment." Troy said trying to sound really clever but in truth he didn't know how to explain it all to her.
"Oh, I don't like it!" She said scrunching up her nose in disgust.
"Well you go through to the kitchen and I'll turn it off, then they…it…won't talk to…you." He stammered fighting back the urge to laugh.
He watched as the pretty Selkie woman walked into the kitchen and he turned off the TV, he sighed, this was going to be a hard challenge, but he would succeed! His future and her's depended on it!
WHILST making breakfast Troy noticed how fascinated Gabriella was on how he cooked. She watched as he broke the eggs and mixed them. She sat riveted as he made coffee and laughed so loud when she heard the bacon sizzling.
Troy was just about to make some toast when Gabriella was at his side again, watching impatiently.
"Will you show me?" She asked.
Troy laughed.
"Sure!" He said and she stood in between his arms, resting against him and the counter and he allowed her to slip the bread into the toaster.
"This is called a toaster, its really hot so don't stick your fingers in there or you'll burn." He ordered seriously and Gabriella looked down on the small metal box and nodded timidly.
"Right, all you have to do is press that button down." Troy explained and he watched as Gabriella leant across to press the button, giving him a chance to breathe in and smell her salty hair.
Her hair was dry now but it still showed signs of belonging to the ocean, her entire body did and Troy realised that she would need a shower or a bath to wash away that scent, no matter how surprisingly glorious.
"Did I do well?" Gabriella asked, eager for acceptance.
"Yes, you did great!" Troy said and Gabriella beamed with pride at Troy's loving praise.
"What do I do now? Can I do something else? Please let me! Please." Troy smiled at her begging and laughed.
"Come on then, 'He said, "You can help me set up breakfast then." He exclaimed quite pleased that she was so excited to get involved.
WHILE eating breakfast Gabriella smiled proudly, she had helped after all and surprisingly, it was delicious. Her sister Samaka had always said that human food was repulsive, the worst thing to eat but Gabriella in truth had never eaten something so delightfully wonderful.
"It's nice isn't it?" Troy asked smiling across at Gabriella.
This could work out; it could all work out just fine. She needed a few more lessons sure but it could be the best thing he'd ever done!
"A…are we going to…lo…look…fo…for my skin…today?" She stuttered.
Troy looked up from his breakfast, he was hoping she would soon forget that but it was understandable she'd think of it now. He had promised her and he would always be true to his promises.
"Of course, 'He said smiling though inside his head was breaking, "I promised right? After breakfast."
She nodded enthusiastically before turning back to her meal. It was then Troy remembered he had to get rid of the skin, she would surely learn how to work a car one day.
AFTER getting changed much to her distaste, the clothes were nice but they were nothing like her skin, Gabriella made her way downstairs to find Troy waiting for her. She smiled and he laughed.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked her hopefully.
"Yes, I'm really want my skin." She moaned and Troy helped her outside and sat her down in the big monster again.
"What is this again? A Cap?" She queried.
"A car! Their great forms of transport and gets us to the place quicker." He explained as he started up the car and they set off down the road.
Gabriella nodded and smiled, the human world was filled with such fantastic things and she wanted to learn! She really did!
SHE stared out at the beach emptily and felt a tear drip down her cheek, her family, her home was gone!
"I can't believe it's all gone, everything." She snorted behind her tears.
She looked across at Troy and he took her hand and held it with his. She smiled and squeezed his hand.
"Will you help me look for my skin please?" She asked timorously.
Troy nodded and they started to rummage around though Troy knew she would never leave, she would never find her skin and though the guilt was there inside his very gut, it was buried beneath a great essence of lust and love!
"I just can't think of where it is!" Gabriella whimpered.
"What happens if you don't have your skin? Will you be just human?" Troy asked searching by the rocks.
"Yes, 'Gabriella muttered, "Just human. I'll have no where to go." She wiped away one of her tears dejectedly.
Troy knew this was his chance, "Hey, don't worry Brie, 'He said coming across to her, Gabriella smiled softly, 'Brie' it was a sweet name, "You can stay with me as long as you want." He said brightly.
"But…but what will you tell people?" She snivelled looking up at him.
"I'll tell them you're a friend staying until you get a flat, then after a few months I'll say you're staying with me officially." Troy exclaimed gently.
"We will keep a look out though won't we Troy, for the Selkies and for my skin?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes we will." He lied holding her close to him.
They stood and held each other, Gabriella's gaze held out the ocean but her heart was beating loudly beside Troy's and she sighed. She felt Troy's comforting fingers in her hair and she smiled feeling safe. He kissed her forehead and then pulled away.
"Come on, let's get you home. There's a lot to do and we have to see my friends Chad and Taylor." Troy exclaimed.
"Okay." Gabriella whispered though she hardly registered what Troy was saying.
Her heart was in the ocean at that precise moment and she longed for her body to be also, as Gabriella followed Troy back to the car she sighed, hopefully, one day she would return to the ocean!
Troy shook his head, she wasn't yet aware that she would never return to the ocean again!
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"BUT Dad, why didn't Troy just let her go? 'Amy asked me, this was her first interruption but I am sure she'll interrupt again; there is so much to question in this book, "If he loved her that much?"
I rested the book in my lap and rubbed my tired eyes, "Because sweetie, sometimes love makes you do the strangest things and Troy was desperately in love with Gabriella."
Amy seemed to think about it for a while, I chuckled, her eyes were so like her mothers when she became so thoughtful.
"But does Gabriella have any feelings for Troy, I mean, can Selkies have feelings?" She asked, intrigued.
I laughed and lifted the book up to my eyes again, "Hush up and I'll continue."
She grabbed a pillow and sat it on her lap and I smiled as the story continued…When they had arrived home, Troy had quickly contrived Gabriella to take a long relaxing warm bath…
There, that's the beginning of the next chapter. Also, it might not be Troy whose telling the story, it might be Chad or Jason, it might be some random person having found the book or it might've been published! Lol Hehe, you'll just have to wait and see won't you! I'm just going to tease you until its revealed xoxMusicalxox/ Si xxx