Nani stared down at her photo album, tears in her eyes. She couldn't help but miss Ariel desperately.
The two had spent a long time falling in love with each other, with Ariel being a recent mermaid-turned-human who marveled at Nani's surfing skill. The two hadn't known each other long, but the time that they did was spent falling in love with one another.
She wasn't sure why Ariel had left. She knew the other had a bit of a wandering eye but never expected to find her in the arms of Chel, sighing and kissing.
Right away, Nani had broken it off and was surprised to see Ariel cry, but she was too upset to spend any more time around the ex-mermaid and ran off.
She hated feeling so alone. She valued her family and loved them all dearly, but missing Ariel was like missing her other half, and she couldn't take it.
Tears strolled down her face and onto the photo of them hugging in the sun. She didn't know how she was going to handle this.