Chapter 3:
"Marron, come here."
Marron flinched at her mother's cold voice. "Yes mother?"
"Where were you today?"
"Uh, well, I was, um, at the singing hall, I think. I mean
no! I mean of course I was at the singing hall. I was, um, well, practicing a
song for the upcoming concert." Her face turned red. Oh, why am I such a bad
liar?
Her mother chuckled softly.
"Huh?" Marron was surprised. "Mother, why are you laughing?"
Her mother stopped her chuckles. "Sit." She order Marron and
pushed a pearl stood towards her. Marron sat down obediently. Her mother pulled
out a gold comb and started combing Marron's long blond hair. "You have to
learn how to lie, my daughter." Marron heard her mother say. "But don't bother
right now because your little friend Mimi had already told on you."
Marron jumped up and faced her mother. "Mimi told on me?"
Her mother pushed her back down on the stool. "Yeah, I guess
you also have to learn to choose more reliable people to be your friend."
"Are you angry?" Marron asked.
"No, but I must warn you not to go near the shore again."
"Why?"
"Don't ask." Her mother tugged on Marron's hair. "But you
are my favourite daughter, I don't want you to get hurt." She leaned down and
whispered in Marron's ear.
Marron smiled, she knew her mother was a cold, hard woman.
She hardly showed any feelings towards any of the other members of their
family. Marron was different though. She shared a special bond with her mother.
Marron knew that all of her sisters hated her for it but she didn't care. She
wasn't sure why her mother liked her so much, maybe it's because she was the
youngest child of the family or maybe it's because she looked like an exact
clone of her mother, but whatever it was, Marron was glad that she was her mother's
favourite.
"Now, lecture time is over." Her mother put the comb away.
"Sing to me, don't hold back Marron, you know that you have the best voice in
the whole underwater kingdom. Now sing, sing me the song that you are going to
perform at the upcoming concert."
Marron opened her mouth and started singing.