Finn

Chapter 11

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"You don't need water to feel like your drowning"

------Hans Christian Anderson, "Little Mermaid"

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Chapter Eleven

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"You are engaged?" I manage to stammer as I feel my heart being stomped on.

I was really glad that I had not told Finnagen that I was falling in love with him. It was clear that this was not meant to be. He was a merman. I was human. It could never work. No matter how much I loved him. Love. I did love him. I groan.

"Sydney, let me explain please okay? Keep clam. And Crystal, I told you as well as my FATHER the wedding was off. I will not marry for the kingdom I do not want to run it" he reminds her.

"But Finn! This is your destiny to run this kingdom. Your people need you! Who else will run things? Your foolish little brother Duke?" snaps Crystal. "I do not wish to marry Duke"

"You know I care for you as a friend. I hope the best for you and my brother. I will not take the thrown" snaps Finn. He looked pretty upset. "I will not have my future set out for me"

"I know things are unfair Finn. But we need you! You cannot WAIST your life here with a HUMAN!" she snaps.

"I am not wasting my time here with Sydney. She cares for me. I care for her. At least she cares enough to listen to me and what I want from my life" he argues. I feel very awkward then. I wished I could swim back. Hide in a hole. Never to return about now.

"Finn come home. Your Father is a wreck" Crystal demands with anger.

"I am sure he is. But he will get over it! My brother will make a fine king. That is what he wants. I do not want it!" argues Finn.

"Hanging out with humans. Such a waste of time" snaps Crystal.

"He has been missing everyone. He told me he cares" I pipe up. She glares at me. If looks could kill I would be dead by now.

"You made a mess of things. Caring for merman. Don't you have a human of your own kind to cling onto? This will never work. What can you hope to gain from this?" she snaps angrily at me.

Well ouch. What she said is true.

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"CRYSTAL! Do not talk to my friend in such manners" snaps Finn. "I am from the Kingdome. Treat my friend with the given respect" he demands to her.

"I am sorry. I speak truth. Waisting if time on HER giving HER the pearl is foolish. You can never be together. She has legs. You have a FIN Finn! Think clearly! You two will not work. We do. Come back home" she yells at us both. She glares at me then heads back down in the sea. Splashing me with water. Right in the face.

"Sydney I am sorry about her. I really am. Please do not take what she said to heart, you are my friend. Nothing will stop me from seeing you. I care for you a great deal. I am sorry I did not tell you about Crystal and what I was running from. Frankly I did not think it was going to catch up to me. I thought I made myself clear back home I did not want that. I hope you understand" he asks me. He looks at me with worry.

"I care for you too Finn. We are friends. Nothing will stop that" I manage to say.

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My heart was breaking in two. I knew what Crystal had said was true. Finn and I could never be together. No matter how much my heart loved him.

I did love him. I had to find a way to let him go. No matter how much it hurt. Maybe he should go home. Before something bad happened to him. I did not want him to get caught either.

"Ready to head back?" he asks me.

"Sure" I sigh.

He takes me back home. I feel my heart fill with confusion and sadness. I wished Finn was human, he was perfect for me.

We care deeply for each other. Seemed to understand each other. This was all unfair. Soon we were back on the beach. He held me in his arms. Looking like he did not want to let me go.

"Are you alright? I am sorry if she upset you" he worries.

"I will be fine" I vow.

"You will still come see me?" he begs me.

"Yes!" I lie. Was not sure if I could come. Finn takes his fingers to graze along my cheek.

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He leans in and kisses me. Bitter sweet kisses. Maybe our last kiss we shared. I muster up a good bye. Then I head on off. He waved at me. Then I waved back. I headed on inside. I sigh with a heavy heart. I had to let Finn go. No matter how much I did not want to.

============Later That Week=========

It had been a week sense I had last saw Finn. I missed him every day. My heart ached. I hated to do this to Finn. With all my heart. I wondered if he missed me to.

I was working that day. Moping through the day. I did not feel like eating my lunch. Had not been sleeping well. Jordan comes in the break room with me just as I toss out my lunch.

"Hey there Sydney" he greets me hello.

"Hey" I say dully.

"What is that in your hair..." he says taking note of the rare pearl that Finn gifted to me.

"That is a gift from a friend of mine" I tell him.

"Well that is a rare gift! Only three of these pearls are out there in the world! And this one is stuck on this little clam shell. Amazing! And you have it on a clip. In your hair. This must have cost your boyfriend a fortune" he whistles. I blush at the mention of Finn being my "boyfriend" which he was not.

"Why? How much are these worth?" I ask Jordan. He whips out his cell phone. He shows me this rare pearl.

"This is what is known as the weeping pearl. A pearl that does not make it. Never grows into a clam. See here. This one is worth three thousand dollars. Is your man rich or something?" Jordan wants to know about Finn. He was well to do. Suppose to be King of the sea here...

"Kind of!" I sigh.

"Wow, you are a lucky little girl. You know legend has it long ago a merman once gave one of these to the Queen of England. That was a rumor over the seas years ago" he laughs. He sure knew a lot about the ocean. And some abut Finn. It made me uneasy.

"Really? Interesting. Well I have to get back to work. My break is over" I tell Jordan as I excuse myself from him.

I feel better being away from him. I needed to talk to Finn about Jordan. And see if he was related to the former pirate who was a threat to Finn's family. After work I head out to see Finn.

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"Finn?" I call out. No answer. No Finn. Great. He hated me for ignoring him. He had to be upset with me.

"Finn?" I call out hoping for an answer.

Nothing!

"Sydney correct?" I hear someone say. I look to see Crystal there.

"Yes, where is Finn?" I ask. "I need to speak with him. It is important" I explain.

"I bet it is. Now listen here. I got Finn to go home. To not try to come in contact with him again. You know this will never work with you two. Let Finn go. It is better this way. You do not want Finn to get caught right? I know you care for Finn as he does you right?" she demands from me.

"No I do not want any harm to come to Finn. I have been staying away" I manage to find my words. She nods.

"Good! He was nearly caught the other day. He must not come back. Or he will not get a next time for freedom. Let Finn free. This is the best thing for you all" she demands sternly to me.

Then she heads back into the waters. I knew she was right. It was time to say good-bye to Finn. No matter how much it hurt to.

I had to let go of the love of my life. Though I was never going to forget him. He was my first love. Maybe it was time for me to head home.

Nothing was left for me here...

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