The Mermaid's Last Wish

Chapter 19 -A Wish in the Wishing Well

Everyone has a lot of stories to tell but some are not. The world was full of fantasies, chaos, happiness, loneliness, darkness, brightness, and mysteries. The whole Kingdom of Myrthe was still in misery and hard labor. The mermen and mermaids were all slaves. Some were turned from being good to bad.

Queen Bettina's health began to weaken as she was beaten by Evangeline. The woman went down to the ground as she was abandoned in her cell.

"Mom, are you still okay?" Prince Andrew's face was bruised in his left eye with his lips filled with blood.

"Yes. I think we should be more patient as we wait for your sister." She lost her consciousness on the ground and Prince Andrew was yelling for help but nobody answered.

"Mom!" He was screaming at the top of his lungs and trying to free himself. He used his strength to remove the cuff from his hands. His wish was to escape from this world and go to the world of humans.

He removed the cuff, he freed his mother and they left for food.

"Mom! You're awake." Prince Andrew hugged her as she struggled to have a hard time breathing. "Please, wake up and live, Mom!"

It was the first time that Prince Andrew called him "Mom". It was the most beautiful word ever in her life at that moment. She was saved by her son but she had to eat more food while the opponent was busy doing some things that were not nice.

After class, Gavin went to the wishing well before going to his part-time job. "I wished that all would be well soon."

A small girl tossed a coin in the wishing well. The city was filled with the noise of cars, buses, and the people roaming around. The sun was getting hot around two in the afternoon.

Georgie was with Mochi as they went around for a free day. Grandfather was busy looking for ingredients and spices. They were filled with joy when they saw the wishing well at the center of the plaza.

"What are you looking for?" Mochi was confused about Georgie, who was looking for something in her pockets.

"I think I am missing something." She looked at him and her eyes went small. "Do you have a coin?"

"Yes." He put out a coin and gave it to her. "Here, take this."

She closed her eyes and then, threw the coin in the wishing well.

"My coin. What did you do?"

"I made a wish." She smiled and looked at the fountain.

"A wish." He was amazed at the human world. He was seeing the brighter future of the Kingdom of Myrthe. He put out another coin and imitated her. He closed his eyes and wished for something good for their Kingdom.

"What is your wish?" She gave him a questioning look.

"I will not say it." He ran away and went to Grandfather. She followed him and asked him again but he refused.

All day long, he was asking her to say it but she never did. They went for a trip to find some ingredients and spices in the market and it was a nice feeling for Mochi to see the other side of the human world.

"There are many things around the world that I want to see." His eyes were sparkling as they went further to the market. The smell of spices made him curious about its use.

Georgie was looking at him. She was wondering if he wanted to talk to her. He seemed so busy about seeing other things than her. It turned out to be like she was pissed by him. She was grumpy when he looked at her.

When they were walking, Grandfather said to them that they should eat snacks. They went to the nearest café to relax and relieve the tiredness.

Mochi was looking at Georgie and had something to ask her, "Why do you look so grumpy today?"

"Nothing. I am not in the mood to talk with you."

He didn't understand why she was like that. She turned her look outside the window and there she saw Gavin who was with Erina. Their eyes got her eyes too and they decided to be there.

"You didn't tell us you're both here." Gavin was teasing Georgie because of Mochi.

Georgie crossed her arms. "Grandfather asked us to eat snacks here."

Mochi was smiling and pointed his finger on the counter where the Grandfather was standing.

"I think I need to order food and drinks for us. Just wait." Gavin went to the counter and ordered additional food and drinks.

"Gavin, you're here too." Grandfather looked at the table where he left the two kids and there he saw Erina talking with Georgie.

"Yes. We should have a little bonding today because all of us are all tired." Gavin sighed and they went back to the table, waiting for food and drinks.

Tonight, Georgie's heart was worrying about Mochi's wish in the wishing well. She was wondering what was his wish. She was thinking about not being close to him after all. He was a secretive person and she could not accept that. Maybe, she was not still a part of him until now.

Erina was looking at the night sky outside their house. She was looking at it and wondered about getting back to their proper place.

Georgie went down to drink water and decided to get out for a while. She saw Erina looking at the night sky and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I wonder where my parents are." Her eyes were teary and closed well.

"Stop worrying. You'll find them soon. Just trust the process." Georgie tapped her back and asked her to go to the wishing well. "Just make a wish." She got her coin and wished about something then, she tossed it to the wishing well. She gave Erina another coin too.

Erina held it tight and wished that she and Mochi could come back to the Myrthe Kingdom. She couldn't hold back her tears and cried. Her memories were still in fragments and now, she could see faces but still, she couldn't recognize them.

Maybe it was a part of the memory that she cherished the most in the past but now, she cried even more thinking about leaving the human world. She would miss them and she couldn't deny the fact that she was loving them too.

"I think this is not over yet. Don't lose hope." Georgie was tapping her back gently and hugged her.

"Thank you, Georgie, for being here." Erina wiped her wet eyes and began to have the courage to face the real truth become strong and find more from the fragments of her memory.

Gavin was there too. He was watching them to be calm soon. He was worried about her and all he could do was to watch her secretly. He was afraid something would happen to her and if there was, he would help her.

"Let's go home." Erina held Georgie's hand and because of this, they became close to each other.

Georgie was looking at her while walking. She wondered what her mother looked like but she didn't want to feel sad so she tried not to think about it.

Gavin ran faster so that they were clueless about where did he go. He silently went to the kitchen to drink water and there they were, standing in front of him.

"Have a good night." Erina smiled at him and kissed Georgie's cheek.

Georgie's cheek became red and Gavin saw how close they were now.