Mermaid’s Lust

Kevin felt foolish. His whole plan was to woo Nina.

However, when he was given a chance to prove his love.

He turned it down immediately.

Kevin chose his successful life over the girl of his dreams.

He went home questioning himself and his decision.

Kevin rested from his trip and went to sleep.

The next day, he planned to visit Andy and explain everything to him.

Andy is still the same as usual. He takes pictures anywhere with his camera. His main subjects include nature, facial emotions, and beautiful sceneries. As he was scrolling in his camera’s gallery he tumbled upon Nina’s picture. He smiled and glanced at it for a moment.

Nina’s smile in his photos is still so bright and captivating. He kept it and stared at it whenever he was sad.

He missed her so much and wished that he could visit her sooner.

Yes, Andy likes her. No matter what Nina does, he will not hesitate to support and love her.

No matter how busy Nina is, he’d still come over to visit her.

She has occupied his whole heart. Therefore, although Nina refused him, he didn’t want to give up.

Since they grew up together, Nina only thinks of him as her childhood best friend and nothing more special.

That didn’t stop him from believing and he was still patiently waiting for the right time.

He was aware of Nina and Kevin’s relationship.

It indeed hurt him, but what can he do, love is pain.

If ever Kevin and Nina are for each other, he’d still support their relationship regardless.

Because of his love for Nina, he ignored a girl who was obsessed with him. This girl always approaches him all the time.

That girl’s name is Kathy.

Kathy was a girl who fell hard for Andy. She always followed and admired him so much to the point where she almost stalked and harassed him.

Kathy always thinks that Andy is her soulmate, but Andy continuously ignores her.

Andy was quite puzzled. He hasn’t seen Kathy’s presence for the whole day. Although he was amazed by her sudden disappearance, he was also relieved that no one is bothering him now.

He can clearly enjoy his hobby of photography without any distractions.

As he was about to capture a photo he noticed Kevin walking towards him.

He knew that Kevin went after Nina, but he wasn’t expecting him to return immediately. Andy sensed that something might be wrong with them.

Being the brother that he is to Nina, he had to make sure that it has nothing to do with Nina’s well being.

[Kevin’s Perspective]

The last time I went to Nina’s place to get back together, I saw the appearance of a strange old woman. Who can that old woman be? How does she know about Nina being a mermaid? Are they perhaps related to each other? This is also a question that has been pinned in my mind ever since that night. I still remember how dumb I was to force Nina to kiss me.

I felt how she struggled to get away from me and I also remembered how she asked me that night if I was willing to leave my current life for her.

I don’t have the desire to leave Nina.

I mean… I wanted to be with her all the time.

I also have to give up something of my own to enable me to go to her that day.

I like her very much, but I am also sober and can’t give up my life because of her.

What is a successful life and popularity compared to a simple life on an island? Yes, I may sound foolish, but that’s the reality of life.

So I chose to let her go.

I know that she got hurt by my response.

That night I ran away and never dared to see her again.

It wasn’t an easy decision for me to select.

We shared a lot of memories together that may be hard to forget.

As I was thinking deeply, Andy interrupted me.

“Didn’t you go and find Nina to mend your relationship?

Why did you come back here alone?” Andy asked as he was peeking at his camera.

He glanced at me quickly then took the SLR to sit in a higher place, shooting the sunset from a distance.

He was a little surprised to see me come back.

He knew my plan and expected me to come back with Nina.

I already knew at that moment that he’d asked me immediately.

I walked towards him slowly.

“I have to tell you something important,” I told him numbly.

“What is it?” he stared at me with pure curiosity.

“It’s about me and Nina,” I replied.

As he heard those words he got down and focused on me.

“Come on. Say it,” he requested.

I went over his side and brought out a loud sigh and told him,

“Brother, I may have to give up Nina. We are not suitable for each other.

Can you please go back and see her? I am no longer worthy to stay there. Help me comfort her and tell her not to be sad for me.

I don’t deserve to be her boyfriend. Please thank her for liking me so much.”

As he heard those words, His eyes grew big and seemed disappointed.

“What! You know that she likes you so much! What do you mean by saying that you’ll leave her?

What was it like to be so sweet together before? So all this time you’ve been playing with her feelings? What kind of man would do that to an innocent girl!

When Andy heard what I said, he stood up immediately, he was obviously triggered and his face was full of anger.

For a moment I felt very uncomfortable, but he was right.

I agreed to treat her sister well, and now I feel guilty.

I understand why he acted this way, but I wanted him to hear my side.

“Brother, I love Nina very much, but I can’t give up my own life because of her. I can’t do it. I also have a family and a career. I can’t stay with her for anything. Sorry.” Before Andy heard what I said, his fist swung over. I was stunned and beat him with my backhand.

The problems between men will be solved by violence. In the end, we all hang up the colour and lie on the ground motionless and silent.

For a moment we both realized that there is no point in beating each other up to solve the problem.

If Andy was willing to beat me for Nina, I can see how close and important she is to her.

All of a sudden he started to talk to me.

“I’m not her brother. We grew up together, and for all I know, she was proud, selfish and possessed some bad habits. All this time, I haven’t left her because I was used to having her around me.

Yes, I have fallen in love with her recently. Everything is because of you.

I am very uncomfortable when I see her cheerfully looking for you.

Every time I pretend to be his brother so that you won’t touch her.

Now that you know the truth, I am sure that it would make her more unhappy.

I confessed to her, and she rejected me. For her sake and yours, the best thing I could do was to leave. It was better than suffering from seeing you together. I continued to pray for her safety without her knowing.”

“But now…” Andy paused and stared at me with a serious face.

“You made her sad, and I can’t imagine how helpless she is at this moment,” he continued.

“I want you to know that Nina is a very strong woman and she can handle her emotions easily, regardless she is left alone with her siblings and she suffers from breakdowns as well.”

Andy’s words struck me, and a few tears flowed down my cheeks.

I didn’t know that he is not Nina’s real brother.

I didn’t know that he still likes Nina!

This is such an embarrassing situation for me.

I just don’t know what to say!

For that moment, the two of us went silent.

We tried to feel the breeze and relaxed our minds.

I quickly wiped my tears and sighed.

Suddenly we heard voices around us.

“Hi, Andy, it’s you. It’s been a long time. Why are you lying here? Didn’t you go to work today? Wow, is he Kevin? Nina’s boyfriend? Wait, are you fighting?” A slightly fat girl wriggled past. She should be Nina’s friend. She still knows me because I often perform outside and considering that I am quite famous.

“Hi, long time no see, I will go to work later.” Andy got up first, greeted the girl, patted the dust on his clothes, and prepared to leave.

“Ah, hey, hey, what are you doing in such a hurry?

Am I so annoying? What are you hiding from?

I have something important to tell you this time. Wait a minute and listen to me before leaving!” The girl desperately tried to stop Andy.

I smiled awkwardly at her, speechless. Talking and pulling people’s clothes to grab their attention, she seemed like a good overbearing woman.

I looked at Andy’s tearless appearance and secretly smiled. I stood by them and watched the girl grab Andy by the collar. Such a girl was so brave to underestimate Andy’s manliness.

“Big sister, please let go of me. Do you think I could still run away from your grip ?”

Andy looked helpless, his face was pale and his cheeks were blushing so hard. It seems that he is afraid of this girl.

“Oh, I’m really sorry. It’s because you ran as soon as you saw me.

I’m really afraid you won’t give me a chance to talk.

I hope you can hear what I want to say next, Ok?” The girl scratched her hair. She flushed and loosened her hand at Andy’s collar.

“I don’t want you to ask me if I want to be your boyfriend again! Andy shouted.

“You really have to hit the wall and never look back.

I said I won’t be your boyfriend! Please get lost!”

Andy got a head start, It seems that there are many stories in it.

Looks like the girl was obsessed with him for him to react this way.

“You’re so narcissistic! I came here to break up with you today!’ the girl shouted back.

Andy paused and asked her, “What?”.

“I said I’m in love with someone else, and he loves me as much as I do. Although I like you, you’re not qualified at all. You never accompanied nor talked with me outside, but he is different. He will always join me and I am very happy with him now, so let’s break up. “the girl said eloquently.

I just listened silently beside them, too afraid to interrupt.

“Oh, no problem, no problem. We were never in a relationship after all.

We are only friends. However, if you really are in love with him, take him out to have dinner when you have time.”

I watched them talk and neither of them looked sad.

Andy looked happier, so I was puzzled.

This is so awkward to hear. I feel like they could be a cute couple or either a good rival.

“It’s good to know that you’re officially letting me go ” the girl added.

Andy seemed irritated. “Don’t assume things because there was never an us! ” he shouted at the girl.

“Oh, I know you’d be sad. Don’t worry you can join us anytime” she teasingly replied.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Eww… Noo! Why would I like to join an annoying and noisy girl like you?” Andy responded coldly.

They looked like cats and mice chasing and shouting at each other.

They somewhat lightened my mood.

Deep down, I know that Andy is still mad at me.

Sooner or later he might talk to me regarding Nina.

He gave me huge guilt after our argument.

If I knew right away, I could’ve done something.

The girl directed her eyes on me and smiled.

“By the way, Hello there Kevin, My name is Kathy. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I heard a lot of gossip about you, and I can say that you’re quite the man to talk about,” she said jokingly.

I smiled back and laughed slightly.

“Is that so? Andy is quite handsome as well. I can see why you liked him,” I replied.

“If only he wasn’t as cold as ice, and as rough as sandpaper!” she answered.

“Don’t tell me you’d target him next,” Andy interfered.

“Shut up ex! I told you I already have someone, and I am very happy with him “, she replied.

“Stop calling me your ex for goodness sake! Andy irritatedly answered.

They looked cute while annoying each other.

All of a sudden, I remembered Nina again.

How does she feel now? I did her so wrong and I blame myself for trying to enter her life again.

She already seemed happy, so I decided to show up out of nowhere.

Will she ever forgive me? Will she move on easily?

Will another person accept her for who she truly is?

These types of questions crossed my mind once again.

Overall the thing I’m worried about most is her emotions.

As I was imagining, I was caught by these two people arguing in front of me.

“Do you have a problem? Kathy asked me with a curious face.

“Nothing, He’s just dumb to let go of a person who loved her the most.” Andy appended.

Kathy went quiet for a second, she realized who it was and turned her eye to Andy.

“Nina is really something,” she told us while nodding her head.

Andy decided to change the topic and asked her aggressively,

“You said you have a special someone now, Am I right? Where is he? Are you making up stories to be near me again?

Kathy crossed her eyes at Andy and slightly punched his biceps.

They were still quarrelling like little kids and I was just observing them.

I can see that Andy easily gets annoyed around Kathy, but it is quite obvious that they already built a bond with each other.

After a few moments, she stared at a certain place as if she was looking for someone.