Author's Note: Now that school is here, I will probably take longer to update. Just thought I'd let you know.
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Chapter 4: A Story of Love
Spongebob woke to the sounds of his fog-horn alarm clock. He woke innocent and naïve, but when he spotted the note from last night, resting on his bed-side table, his mind started to race with curiosity.
He rose from his bed and realised that his faithful companion was still sleeping. He crept by on tip-toe, careful not to wake the sleeping snail.
Spongebob preformed his morning routine as always, but inside, he was still thinking about the note.
Before Spongebob knew it, he was at work, and working harder than ever. Squidward was still out sick, so Spongebob got to run the register and the grill. Normally he would be honoured to accept the task, but he barely realised what he was doing. The more he thought about the note, the more curious he became. Who could have possibly written it? What was happening to Bikini Bottom? Why did he need to come along? Why him?
"PAY ATTENTION, BOY! YOU'RE RUINING MY FOOD!"
Spongebob awoke from his daydream and realised he was burning the krabby patties.
"AHHH!" Spongebob screamed as he realised what was happening. He whipped out a fire extinguisher from nowhere, and then sprayed the foam on the patties. After the mess cleared up, Spongebob looked away from the patties and saw an angry crab glaring down at him. Was it possible he was even more red than usual?
"What are you doin' to my food, boy?" Mr. Krabs asked a sorry sponge.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Krabs. I'm just having a hard time focusing on what I'm doing."
"Well, mess up anymore orders, and you won't have to focus; because you'll be fired! Now get back to work! Time is money!"
"Aye, aye, captain!" Spongebob cheered in his eager tone. He then took out a fresh crate of patties and put them on the grill.
The day continued without anymore blunders. After Spongebob saw how angry Mr. Krabs had gotten, he was careful not to let his mind wander too much. However, for probably the first time in history, Spongebob was looking towards the end of his work day.
The hours crawled by, and Spongebob was getting more and more anxious for his meeting with the stranger. Soon, it was five minutes to six; only five minutes away until Spongebob was able to leave and find out who wrote that note... ... ... .
One minute left, and Spongebob was ready to dash for the door. He was counting the seconds on the clock that hung on the wall... 15... 14... 13... 12... 11... 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Spongebob sprinted towards the door; however, he called out a short, 'I'm leaving now, Mr. Krabs,' towards the office door.
Spongebob ran all the way to the intersection of Conch and Coral. He soon reached his destination, and waited for the stranger to show up.
Seconds seemed like minutes, minutes seemed like hours. It started to grow dark. Finally Spongebob saw a shape in the darkness.
"Who's there?" he asked to the black figure.
"It's me. I need your help..." The dark figure entered the glare of the streetlight.
"Oh my gosh! ... Mindy!"
"Come with me. Spongebob," beckoned the mermaid. "There is much to tell...but not here."
Spongebob sat in a dark room, with only the shining glare of the fire to let him see. Mindy had lead Spongebob to one of the castle's secret rooms. She told Spongebob that she was the only person who knew about this room. Why they had to be in secret, Spongebob didn't know, however, Mindy said she would explain everything. The room was large and comfy, with big, soft chairs that were very comfy.
Mindy was pacing back and forth. She had not said much to Spongebob. Only that it was urgent that she talked with him. Spongebob didn't rush Mindy. It was obvious that she had difficulty doing this.
"I supposed you have a lot of questions..." Mindy said at last.
"Yes. Why did you need to speak with me? What do you know?"
Mindy smiled, but it was cold and meaningless. "I guess it is a little confusing for you..." The smile faded from her face. "It's a long story, and not a good one. However, I feel that someone besides me has to know."
"Please, won't you tell me?" asked the sponge.
Mindy took a deep breath. "A few weeks ago my father and I took a vacation on the other side of the ocean... We thought it would be relaxing..."
Flashback
Mindy was happily swimming with her pet sea-horses. They would run beside her as she swam faster and faster. Mindy giggled as her favourite pets played with her. A relaxing vacation was just what she and her father needed. Especially her father... Mindy laughed to herself as she remembered how he tried to execute his alarm clock for being annoying. Then she pointed out to him that it was an inanimate object. A vacation was just what they needed to get away from stress.
Mindy ran with her pets in the field, when she noticed the sea-floor was growing closer to the surface. Mindy thought that the only logical explanation was that there was a piece of land growing close. She hesitated in deciding to check if her theory was correct or not. It was against the law for a mermaid to show themselves to humans, but curiosity got the best of her. Besides, even if there was land nearby, she would make sure no one would see her.
Mindy swam farther up, until her head broke surface. She looked around and saw a large island. It looked like it could be an entire country. Mindy smiled in spite of herself. She had never seen land before. Her father wouldn't let her. Then a thought occurred to Mindy. What if the land was inhabited? She knew she was going against her father's rules, but Mindy had to find out... She swam closer to the piece of land. With every yard she swam she was getting more anxious. When she was five yards away from the land, her heart started pounding. She could her voices. She swam faster towards the land.
Soon she reached the beach of the island, and gasped at what she saw.
There was a village of people living on the island. Mindy started at them from a distance. She had never seen an actual human before... only in photographs.
There were small homesteads by the beach. Mindy assumed that there were more farther from shore. There were many people on the beach. There were old elders watching the others pass by. There were parents keeping a watchful eye as their children frolicked by the waves of the beach. Mindy giggled silently as two small children tumbled from chasing each other too long.
Mindy examined the new species in wild bewilderment. The more she watched them, the more she wanted to get to know them... However, what she was doing was bad enough. Her father would have a fit if he knew Mindy was there...
Mindy turned around, her respect for rules finally convincing her to retreat back to her seahorses. She was about to leave, when a sight caught her eye.
The most handsome male Mindy had ever seen appeared from out of the trees. He was tall with black hair. His eyes were black, yet they glimmered with a caring and honest glow. Mindy had never seen someone so gorgeous. Not even the mer-men that would escort Mindy to the silly courts her father held...
Mindy turned around to face the island at a full view. She wanted to observe the man more than anything. The wind blew his hair out of his face. His smile was to die for. Mindy knew it was love at first sight...
Back to Present Day
"I swam back every day to visit the man. Of course, I didn't let him see me; however, it felt nice being around him. I thought it was going to be the best vacation I had ever been on..."
"Thought? You mean it wasn't?"
Mindy sighed and shook her head. "Four days after I saw the man... something terrible happened."