Shriek Of A Siren

Chapter 2: Cel

Third Person

Three years have passed...

"Sergio! Sergio!" the young man didn't hear that his name was called because he had his eyes fixed on the new sword that his friend made for him.

"Sergio, we need your help!" a fisherman once again called him and rushed to him. Sergio looked at him, gaining his senses.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he put the sword on the table.

"We found a woman beside the sea, I think she's dead!" Sergio immediately stood up and followed the fisherman towards where the woman is.

"She's still breathing!" a wife screamed when she checked for a pulse. Sergio went beside the woman who was likely to be drowned, he checked for her heartbeat and sensed that she is still indeed alive. He kissed her, gave her air and tried to pump her chest. At last, the young woman woke up, meeting the eyes of a young man, choking because of the sea water. She looked at him for a few seconds, noticing the scar on his right eye.

"W-what happened?" she looked confused as she scanned her surroundings.

"Are you okay? How are you feeling?" everyone asked her as she looked at them, not knowing what happened. As she scanned them, she saw someome walking away, it was the guy who helped her.

"Who are you? W-who am I?" everyone gasped as the sudden question of the young woman.

"You don't remember anything?"

"What's happening? Who are you?" she once asked.

"Do you remember your name?" an old woman asked her.

"M-my name?" she touched her head as she tried to remember it.

"C-cel-" she stopped thinking about it because her head hurts so much.

"Men, help her get up. Let's go to the healer."

"Yes, Maia" the fishermen helped Cel as what the old woman, Maia said.

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"A young woman who doesn't remember anything but only her name?" they bowed to the chief sitting in front of them.

"Yes chief"

"That's suspicious, isn't it chief?" a young man with the book in his hand entered the room.

"Esteban, we found her beside the sea, most likely drowned yet Sergio managed to save her." Esteban looked at the fisherman as he said the name, Sergio.

"Is she pretty?" the young man asked and smiled as the fishermen nodded to what he asked.

"I'll go see the young woman at once." Esteban smiled and left the room.

"My son is fond of pretty women." Chief Alab said.

"I want Esteban to look after that young woman, tell him that later. She can stay here as long as she remained harmless. She can't be a siren in disguise because she was drowing right?" Chief Alab said, the fishermen nodded and was happy to hear that but Chief stood up and one more thing in a way that the fishermen got scared.

"However if what you're saying is a lie and she was a spy from other island or a siren, you will all be killed."

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"Hi" as Cel opened her eyes, she heard a man's voice. She looked at him, he was waving at her with a smile on his face. She got confused at first because of his eyes, those black eyes look like the eyes of the man who saved her life. Although this man doesn't have a scar. He has a fair skin, a cheerful smile, he looks kind.

"I knew it, you're pretty." she got flustered at what this man immediately said. There lies Cel, with her ginger hair and brown eyes, anyone can say she looks like a Goddess.

"My name's Esteban, milady. And you are?" he went closer to her as Cel sat, she looked at her surroundings. Unfamiliar room, unfamiliar faces. Where is she?

"C-cel" she hesitated to say her name.

"Wow, you also have a nice voice. I bet you can sing really well too!" Cel, once again became flustered at what this man is saying to her. He's too direct and cheeful.

"You're inside the shaman's house." she got confused because of the unfamiliar term.

"They're healers, they treat people." at last, she finally understood at what he said. So I was treated? She looked at Esteban when he opened his book, he was scrolling through pages. They remained silent as Cel lied down again.

"Esteban" the book made a sound when he closed it and looked at the woman who called him.

"You're awake now" Cel looked at her, looking confused.

"You can call her shaman Tiara, she's the one who treated you." Cel nodded at what Esteban said, she smiled at the healer. That explains the different plants inside this room.

"Unfortunately, I believe that you have indeed no memory but your name." Cel bowed her head because of what Tiara said. She was sad about it.

"However after you recover, we can talk to the grand shaman. She will tell us what we need to know about you, she can read you." Tiara said as she bowed to Esteban, the son of the chief.

"Esteban, I'll check on her again, you can leave-" Esteban immediately glared at Tiara as she said that. Tiara shivered because of it. He wanted to talk to Cel more.

"I'll leave for now, just rest Cel." Esteban smiled widely at what Tiara said as he looked at her leaving.

"How are you feeling now?" he asked Cel. Few seconds have passed before she answered.

"Empty" she said.

"Here, fruits can give you energy." Esteban handed her an apple.

"Thank you." she smiled that cause Esteban to blink, she's too pretty.

"W-wait!" she almost took a bite, she looked at him when he grabbed her hand.

"W-what?"

"I'm just kidding, go on." Esteban put the apple back on her hand as he laughed to what he just did. Cel looked at him for a few minutes, not knowing what happened.

"I joked, you should laugh about it." Esteban stopped laughing and felt embarrassed. What did he just do? Cel didn't take her eyes off him, she was confused what was happening, Esteban went awkward because of that.

"Y-you joked?" Cel said, confused, Esteban sighed and turned around because of embarrassment. Then suddenly, Cel started laughing.

"You think it's funny?" Esteban looked at her with wide eyes. She's prettier now.

"I was not laughing at the apple, I'm laughing at you." she said when she stopped laughing and took a bite. She was hungry, felt like years not eating anything.

"This is-!" she couldn't describe the taste. Esteban smiled.

"I can give you something a lot more delicious than that!" he said cheerfully.

"By the way, is this your necklace?" Esteban asked with the necklace in his hand. Before she woke up, he saw her holding this necklace.

"Hmm I don't know, but I feel that it's important to me." he smiled and gave it back to her. Cel looked at it as she played it with her hands, the necklace has pearls in it, it's dazzling.

"Oh!" Cel accidentally threw it few meters away, Esteban laughed because of it.

"I thought it's important, be careful. I'll get it for you." Cel touched his shoulder, stopping him from getting it.

"I'll get it." she smiled and went out of the bed. Esteban helped her and lend her a hand. He let go of her when she now stood up. Before she can even step her right foot, she stopped.

"What's wrong? You can rest, you know." Esteban asked and stood up too. He immediately went to the necklace and grabbed it. He handed her the necklace. She ignored him and stepped her left foot, but she slipped and fell.

"Why can't I?" she said, almost like a whisper as she looked at her feet. What is happening? Why can't I walk? She didn't notice Esteban when he sat infront of her and placed the necklace inside her hand. Few minutes of silence as Cel traveled through her empty memories, pondering what was happening until Esteban asked.

"You can't remember how to walk?"