Chapter Sixty Two

Yara's Pov

My parents knew about Erick and insisted that I stopped seeing him, but that was not going to be possible.

I continued to see Erick and he always came to see me.

Isla wanted me to tell him about my true identity.

"He will feel betrayed if you don't tell him who you are"

"I know that and I will tell him when the time comes"

"Tell him when next you meet and see his reaction. I do not want you to get hurt Yara"


I saw her concern and I one she genuinely cared.


We were both talking when we were interrupted by king maithusa. I was not expecting to see him here.

"What did he want?"


"You have become so scarce my love," Maithusa said

"Stop calling me that. I am not your love"


"But you are. You will be my bride soon"

"I do not want you and never will. Besides, my heart does not yearn for you. It yearns for another"

And I could see the rage in his face. He began to fume.


"Who is the unfortunate swine that has the effrontery to come close to my betrothed?"


I giggled watching him display foolishness. Because that is what I saw it as. 


"I'd rather be with that swine than be with you," I said. Isla tried to stop me from talking any further but I continued.


"You are arrogant and I pity the woman who would end up as your wife"


"I will not let anyone take from me what is mine. And mark it if you are not my bride then cannot and will not wed another"

"I'm not scared of your threats Maithusa"


"You be careful. And it's not a threat to my beautiful bride-to-be. It is a promise"


And then he left. He was so arrogant. I hated his guts and everything else about him. My parents were the ones encouraging him.

I didn't feel like talking at this moment and all I did was swim to the shore. I wanted to see Erick so badly.


I waited for him but he didn't show up. This was the second day he didn't come. I became so worried.


"What could have been the problem?"

"Was he hurt again?"

I could not take it if anything happened to him. I had grown to love him so much and being without him would hurt me a whole lot.

I know we couldn't live apart forever and just like my dear Isla had said he needed to find out that I was not like him. But I hoped it would not separate us.

I went back home and as usual my father had something to say.

"I love and adore you my child"  I was beginning to doubt that with everything that was happening.

I didn't want to argue with him and so I kept quiet and listened to him speak.

"I want what's best for you. And you know it"

I still kept mute.


"Maithusa will take very good care of you and as such is the best choice of a groom"


"No papa.. I love someone else and he is the best choice for me" I insisted

"Does this someone belong here in Aidon"

I was quiet again. And he turned to look at me.

"I'm asking you a question"

"No.... but I'm going to tell him and I'll do that soon"

"My lovely yara you are just chasing shadows. You and a full folk can never be together"

"But I can...."

"Don't even think about it. You were born here in Aidon and you won't abandon your kind"


"Father please reason with me," I cried but he had his mind made up.

"There are no reasons given.. Maithusa will be your husband and that is on a final note. I won't have this discussion with you again" and then he swam away.


Erick had not come to see me in days now and that worried me more than my papa's threats.

I swam back to the shore and waited to see any trace of him but there was none. I waited till the clouds became dark and I gave up for the day. I swam back to my tent and had a restless sleep.

Erick and I were inside the cave. I was trying to convince him but he was not having it.


"I do not want to have anything to do with you. I hate you for deceiving me all this while. I need a lot of cleansing knowing I have been making love to a mermaid." Erick shouted


"Please listen to me... I can change completely" I pleaded but he pushed me hard to the floor.


"I don't want to ever see you again," he said


I held his legs but then he dragged me till we were out of the cave.

"Leave me the hell alone" he shouted and that drew the attention of the other people. He kept dragging me with his legs. All the while I was begging him. I had no idea he was dragging me close to the water.


And then he pushed me into the water and my full form came into view and I could see the shocked faces of the people around.


Some full folks rushed to catch me but I was fast enough to swim back into the water. And I kept on crying.


And when I woke up, I felt tears running down my face. The dream felt so real. Now I was even more scared of telling Erick what I was. I was scared it would tear us apart and he would never want to ever see me again.

I didn't know what to do next but I knew I had to tell Isla about the dream first. She always knew what to tell me and how to console me. But she will let me know first that she told me so. And that was not my problem, I needed help and support.

Just as I was contemplating what to do next. I saw Isla coming to my tent. She looked really worried.

"I had a dream about you," Isla said


Isla had the gift of seeing the future and her dreams always came to pass.

"I'm not saying any of this to scare you but it's what I saw"

"What did you see?" I asked


Isla was adamant to speak up at first but I kept persuading her. Then she did.


"You were crying and some full folks were throwing stones at you. Till ....." she hesitated

"Tell me isla... till what?"


"Till you could no longer breathe. But it can be avoided..."

"I had a similar dream to this but in mine, Erick found out that I was a mermaid and he was not buying it"


"I think you should stay away from the shore for a while"

"I can't leave Erick, what if he needs me? I haven't seen him in days. I am so worried about him"

"You have to think of your safety first... you need to protect yourself"


I was not listening to Isla at all. I swam faster to the waterfront.  I heard Isla call my name, asking me to stop.


"Yara!! Yara!! Stop" she shouted

And I continued to go ahead. I finally got to the shore and was about to get in the sand when Isla pulled me back to the water. I struggled to get myself from her grip and she held me tight.

Then I saw Erick coming towards the water but he was not alone. He was in the company of another full folk. She was just like me but she had legs. They were holding hands and then he stopped to drop kisses on her cheeks and she reciprocated. I was filled with so much rage and jealousy. I almost pulled out of the water but she held me still.

"Calm down," she whispered into my ears.

Erick was hurting me with his actions and it even hurt the most when I saw him take her to the cave. It was our special place of meeting and he had invited someone else. That hurt a lot and my tears kept flowing.

I couldn't take it anymore and so I swam back into the water. I was so angry and I was shouting as I cried.


Isla consoled me and held me close but I kept crying. At this point, I felt very sick. I had been feeling sick for days now but it got worse today.


I began feeling dizzy and before I knew what was happening everywhere turned dark.

I woke up to find myself surrounded by my papa and mama with Isla included.


"What happened to me?" I asked


"You fainted... you were so exhausted. That is the reason" isla said

My parents' faces showed their worry.

"You will be fine," my papa assured me. After staying for some time they suggested they take me back home but I refused. I wanted to stay at Isla's place. And they agreed.


I too felt like Isla was not being completely honest because my parents were around so when they left I asked her again.


"What happened to me?"

She kept quiet and then looked at me. I could see pity in her eyes. I didn't like that.

"Do not pity me... give me answers" I said


"You are with child"

And that weakened me. I had conceived Erick's child after several passionate encounters and now he had chosen another.


I was going to make sure my child had the best but not in the water. I'll do all I can for her to be human.