Chapter 10 rescued
Ariel was lying onto something soft, she opened her eyes to see what the heavens looked like. But she found herself in her room in Eric's palace. She even saw Eric asleep in a chair. She figured that when you're dead you probably came back to the place where you were most happy. She wanted to search for her mother but then Eric woke up.
''Thank god, you're awake" he said with a smile and he sat with her on the bed. ''I was afraid I would never see those beautiful eyes of yours again. I thought my heart would stop of fright when I saw you jump into the sea. I jumped after you and pulled you out of the water. I was so scared when you didn't breathe and you felt so cold to the touch. I blew air into your lungs in hope that you would breathe again. And fortunately it worked. After that I brought you inside. That's when Thomas found your letter. Can you ever forgive me?''
Then Princess Anna came in with a plate full of food. ''Good morning Eric I thought you might be hungry so I brought you some breakfast.'' Then she noticed Ariel, ''oh luckily you're awake, then I will leave you two alone.'' She put the plate on the nightstand and left the room.
''She's so thoughtful,'' Eric said with a smile. Then he saw that Ariel looked sad. ''Luckily she understood my heart already belonged to someone else.'' Ariel looked hopeful now. ''How could you ever think that I don't love you, I made you that promise didn't I? I didn't love Princess Anna, I made myself believe that because I thought she saved me. But I started to care for you very much, I knew that. But when I thought you were dying I realized how much I love you.'' Ariel had a broad grin on her face. ''It's actually kind of stupid that you only realize how much you care for someone when you think you're losing that person. I will leave you alone now so you can rest. Get well soon.'' Eric started to stand up when Ariel suddenly began to gesture wildly. ''What is it? Is something wrong?'' Eric asked worried.
Ariel made writing movement.
''Oh you want some paper,'' and Eric took a pen and paper out of the nightstand.
Tell sisters Ariel wrote down.
''You want me to tell your sisters everything?''
Ariel nodded worried.
''Alright I'll go find one of your sisters. Sleep tight, Eric said and he picked up the plate and left the room.
One hour later Eric walked on the beach in hope to find one of Ariel's sisters. Suddenly he saw Andrina and he walked towards her. ''Are you one of Ariel's sisters?''
''How do you know that? And how is it possibly that you're still alive? Where's Ariel?''
''Ariel is fine I saved her. She's in the palace now and she has told me everything. I broke of my engagement with Princess Anna because Ariel made me realize I was marrying her for all the wrong reasons.''
''But how did could she tell you? She can't speak.''
''She wrote it down in a letter.''
So that was what she had been writing that evening, Andrina thought to herself.
''Ariel asked me to tell her sisters she is alright. So could you pass this on to your other sisters?''
''I will,'' Andrina said and she dove into the sea.
''Thank Neptune she's alive,'' Arista said.
''Do you think he will marry her now?'' Allana wondered.
''We'll have to wait and see, but at least he now knows what she feels for him,'' Aquata said in response.
''A couple of hours later Eric brought Ariel some food. ''Are you feeling better now?'' he asked.
Ariel nodded.
''Good, stay in bed a couple of days longer. I told one of your sisters that you were doing well and she promised to tell your other sisters. My parents and Thomas and Ella also know what's going on. They think, like me, that you are very brave to give up everything you ever knew and trusted for the chance of a new life. But that you are a mermaid explains a lot of things like your constant curiosity. And I guess you don't have forks down there.''
Ariel shook her head why you not surprised? She wrote.
''Now I thought you were the victim of a shipwreck and how could I know from which country you came. There are countries were people don't eat with a fork and a knife but with sticks.''
Ariel laughed, seems clumsy.
''It is.''
You try?
''Of course I tried it on a few occasions but it really isn't easy, besides you can't eat everything that way and you can only take small bites.''
While Ariel ate her food Eric sat by her and asked her questions about life under the sea. Which Ariel tried to answer the best that she could. After a while Ella stepped into the room.
''Eric do you mind I talk to Ariel alone? You know girl talk.''
''Well then I better make a run for it,'' Eric laughed. ''I see you again later Ariel,'' and he kissed her cheek. Ariel couldn't believe it he kissed her she was so happy.
''Oh Ariel I'm so sorry, I tried to comfort you I didn't know how deep your sorrows really were. If I had known that I would have…''
Ariel shook her head and smiled, you could not know, thank you.
''You can always tell me everything Ariel and I hope that I can tell you everything as well.''
Ariel nodded and Ella hugged her.