Chapter 19:
Marron stared out to the ocean.
He married her, that Pan girl! The thought was stuck
in her head. She wished she could just laugh it off and say that she didn't
care but she can't. How could he do this to me? She wondered and
clenched her fists. I really thought we had something special going on
between us.
She thought back to the past month when she had spent almost everyday with him. They went sailing, fishing, walking…
When she came back yesterday night and heard the news, she felt numb. She had expected him to come to her room to tell her, to assure her that he was being forced to do this.
He didn't, he didn't even look at me.
Is it something that I did? Well, I guess it doesn't
matter now. He's obviously ignoring me. Shit, I hate him! Why did I ever decide
to be a human? This is so stupid, I wish I could go back to the sea.
Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. "Marron,"
She looked up. Mother? Her mother was in the swallow water near the beach. Marron dashed towards her. She didn't care if the water had gotten her soaking wet, all she wanted now was a hug from her mother.
Marron threw her arms around her mother and started crying. Angry and bitter tears spilt down her cheek. Her mother patted her back soothingly and let her cry. When the tears subsided, Marron looked up at her mother.
She noticed something very different. Where is all of her beautiful long hair? She pointed to her mother's short hair and cast a questionable glance at her mother.
"I cut it in exchange for this from the Sea Witch," her mother said quietly and held up a small bottle. "Drink this with a human's blood," she mom looked into Marron's eyes. "That human boy's blood, then you will be able to have your tail back." She thrust the small bottle along with a dagger into Marron's hands. "Go, I'll be waiting for you! If you don't do this by sun raise, you will die!"
Marron nodded and ran back to the castle with the dagger and bottle.
She quietly snuck up to Trunks' room and opened the door.
Inside, everything was dark. She saw the sleeping couple on the bed. Do it,
she told herself as she held up the dagger. Kill him, and then you can go back
to the sea.
The dagger hung in mid-air.
I can't do this, even if I did, I would never have the
nerve to drink his blood. Shut up! She told herself, it's either you die
or he die. He put you through so much shit, now it's time to take your revenge.
She looked at his peaceful, sleeping face. Damn! Why does he have to look so innocent? She glanced out the window and saw that the sun was began to crawl out from the horizon.
It's now or never.
She stared at the sleeping man and dropped the dagger. I can't
do this. I'm sorry mother, but I'm so weak. I can't kill the man I love.
Marron looked down at the dagger on the floor. Without a second thought, she grabbed it and stabbed it through her own chest.
~The End~