"What did she say?" Anu asked the moment I returned back in the room."She doesn't want us to ruin dad's birthday which is tomorrow."I said."It's alright. Let's zip up for today and tomorrow."he promised.The night went so well and dad's day reached. Anu and I had planned a surprise for him.***Anu was to turn to a lion and pretend as if he wants to attack me. I was to scream for help. There my dad would come rushing to me. But instead of going to him, I would run downstairs where the celebrations were to be held. All this was to be done in the dark.And after that, we would switch on the lights and celebrate his birthday in an amazing way.We were demons that's why we liked doing great things in the dark but Mr Smith was a human so he had human friends who would wish to celebrate him on his birthday during the day. That for, the party had to favor both sides.Everything went so smoothly and perfectly till when it was time to unwrap the gifts.I don't know how this happened but as M
After Anu had read his mind, he manipulated him and inserted new thoughts which were 'to forgive my mom and just forget about it' and it worked.Happiness found its way back to our house once again so Anu and I had to go back to our house where mother in-law and Miss Cucu waited impatiently for Anu. They thought he would come alone since they well knew I had lost my memory and everything about us.They warmly welcomed Anu back home with their faces covered in smiles but those smiles of theirs didn't last for a long time. Their shoulders fell down when they saw me stepping in the castle's gate."Shocked! What happened? It seems like you didn't expect me."I teased but they both kept quiet."There's no point in talking to these people. Let's go inside dear."Anu reached my hand and led the way to the castle."Everything is still the same except our bedroom. Why did you change the painting?"I asked."It's nothing, don't mind about it."he said."No dear. You have to tell me, please."I insi
"Everything is wrong! What do you mean?"Anu asked."My blood. Your mother finally got what she always wanted from me."I said while sweating as I imagined how cruel Anusha would be that he's now back to life."Your blood? How did she get it?"he asked confused."I don't know but it's the reason why she's so happy this morning."I pointed."That means my father is back. Wonderful, let's go and meet him."he said, looking so happy too. At a moment, his father's return was all he could think about. It's like he didn't care about me anymore. But of course he had a reason to be happy, after all Anusha was his father."Anu."his father called the moment we stepped in his room."Father."Anu called too. They both stared at each other before enveloped themselves in a tight hug that lasted like forever."You are a grown man now."he said as he scanned him with his eyes."So this is your wife, my daughter-in-law?" He asked pointing at me."Yes Dad, she's Artie. My darling wife."he replied, simply."Sh
"So you won't believe me, right? It's okay then. I won't add any more word but at least think about it."I said and left him in the room.Reaching outside, I saw an old man trying to jump into the swimming pool. "No! Please don't into that pool."I screamed."Who are you talking to?" Anu asked, he had followed me."Look there."I pointed to the old man standing at the banks of the swimming pool."Am not seeing anyone there."Anu said looking confused."Then your eyes must be having a problem."I taunted him."Let's go inside."Anu said politely."I won't go with you. I have to first take this old man away from the pool. Who knows what he might do next. I have managed to stop him from jumping into that pool but I don't think he has totally changed his mind."I said."What are you talking about. I don't understand anything."Anu gazed at me with questioning looks."You won't be able to see anything unless you have your eyes checked up."I taunted again before pushing him out of my way and heade
Elsewhere, Anu looked for me but couldn't find me. He searched all the corners of the pool but I was nowhere to be found. "Where did she go to?"he asked himself.As he was getting out of the pool, his eyes fell on something that looked like a twig. His heart told him to pick it up and so he did."Am sorry, I couldn't find them."Anu said going on his knees as he cried."What do you mean by that. Didn't you find her in there?"Mr Smith asked."Yes father. I searched everywhere but couldn't see her.""How's this possible? But you told us you saw her jump into the pool, didn't you?" "Yes father. I saw her with my two eyes but what I don't understand is how she vanished from the pool."he said, looking thoughtful."This means one thing, someone might have called her through this pool."mother said."What! Someone? I don't understand."Anu couldn't get it."Yes. It's possible that someone called her through illusionally magic."she said."And what's that?"Mr Smith asked."She was just imagining
The branches immediately let Anu go. He was already tired and weak and his legs couldn't hold him upright any longer so he fell to the ground.Opening his eyes, Smith saw Anu laying on the ground too."Thank God, I managed to save my son."he said before running to him. "Anu, please open your eyes."he tried to wake him up.Still waking Anu up, Mr Smith moved his eyes to look back at his wife but to his shock, she wasn't there anymore."Where did she disappear to and how? A minute ago she was laying there unconscious and now..."he panicked."Where would I search for her. I can't leave Anu in this condition either. Oh merciful Lord, show me a way out."he prayed.He fell on his knees and thought of something. "I hope this would work for me."he said reaching for Anu's sword and stabbed him with it."Anu screamed in pain for like ten minutes and later he opened his eyes."Father!" He called when he saw him crying on the ground. He was fighting the urge to move his eyes and see the deep wou
Meanwhile, I waited for Anu to come pick me up but all in vain. His grandpa had assured me that he would notify them about my whereabouts. I believe that Anu would try and get a way to get to me somehow but no.He wasn't coming to take me back home."Did they decide to let me stay here until my babies are born?"I asked myself."No. My Anu would never let me stay with a stranger for all these remaining six months."I would reply to my own questions."What's wrong dear. You look upset."a mermaid pointed."Amazing! I mean you can even talk."I said."Yes. You see am not a minor mermaid.""Meaning?""Am made of fog, lightening and rain drops that's why I can manage to live out of water too."it said."How are you related with that old man?" I asked and the mermaid started to cry."Hey! I didn't ask you to cry, I only asked how you are related to him."I was wondering what made it cry."I used to avoid being questioned, just avoiding questions like these."it said, looking hurt."Am sorry if I
My happiness, my smile and my reason to live disappeared the moment I heard the doctor say I won't be able to conceive again.I tried to keep strong but suddenly passed out.I couldn't believe my ears but things were indeed happening.Later, her ghost started to hunt me like a prey. And that's when I made Nikki the king of the fog, I was prepared for death but fortunately Nikki found a way to keep me alive and safe, which was by swallowing me up whenever he detected danger coming."she explained. Her story was so scaring but I was a demon after all."Were you created like this?"I asked as my eyes moved from her hair to her last toe."No. I wasn't a mermaid at first."she said, looking shy."Then how come you are like this?"maybe I was killing her with questions."Well. When the ghost started to hunt for me, an old woman came in the castle and advised us that I should look for a mermaid's pearl and swallow it and then hide in the Sea for three days. That the ghost would never come for m