Both mom and dad breathing hard and fast like a sprinter after a long-mile race. Yeah! This was the act that caused my existence, though mom thought this to be a mistake, I still thanked God for that day, cause it was the day that I was conceived. Mom now faced up looking at the twinkling stars, she now regretted her actions, mom was not as erratic as you think, it's almost impossible to resist the sexual advancements of my kind. 'Regrets are like hens, they have come home to roost.' She became ashamed of herself, she can't believe what she had done, and she wished she can undo her action, she just had unprotected sex with a total stranger. 'Matthew, see what you have caused, see what you made me do.' She said in her mind. All of a sudden the sea started rumbling again, causing a wash on the shore.
"I'm needed back home, beautiful land walker... Sorry! Jennifer." Dad said jumping up, he walked towards the sea butt naked. "Enough of this joke, it's no longer funny." She said as she sat up to put on her messed-up pant. But then, dad turns around, walks to her and says: "Though the sand may be washed by the sea, and the old will be lost in the new, what you and I had tonight will forever remain in my cold heart." He said this and advanced to the sea. "Hey! Are u planning to commit suicide? It's too early to swim the sea, common please stop this!" She said looking so terrified as she realized he wasn't kidding about entering the sea. "I've got no plan for suicide, not after tonight. I'm needed at home, wish I could stay longer, but you know how it is, my subjects need me." So he said before he ran towards the rocky part of the beach, he climbed up the cliff and dove into the raging sea." No! No! Nooooo....... Come out, please... Stop this... Please... I beg you with God's name, please stop this." Mom cried as she picked up her shirt from the floor, and quickly she wore it as she ran towards the raging sea crying."Stranger! Stranger come out... You bastard! Come out right now." She cried and coursed, but dad never swam out. At that moment she became very terrified, many strange thoughts ran through her mind 'the wave might have taken him, or even worse... He had been abducted by the mermaids, the real mermaids.' She said to herself. Just after a few minutes, she saw an acrobatic display like that of a dolphin, but to her greatest surprise, it was not a dolphin, it was dad, the stranger with whom she just had a nightstand, only that from the waist down was a fishtail. "No! No... This cannot be happening." She wiped her eyes to see clearer as she slowly moved, he sprang up yet again, and this time the picture became even clearer, she now saw him for what he truly was, a merman. That was when she realized the mess she made with herself. At that moment she turns and ran away screaming like a dying lambMY HOUSEMASTER"That black magician of a boy, Kunle, always swims with magic," Bright ranted, his voice rising above the murmurs of the crowd. "He only wins because he cheats! There’s this leaf he always chews before a competition—it makes him faster than any normal swimmer. Hahaha! But today, he met his match. He thought he was racing against an ordinary swimmer, but he was up against a true Aqua-being! What an honor it is to be in the same class as you, my prince."His words sounded like the ramblings of someone who had secretly taken too much marijuana. No one paid him any serious attention—except the security personnel. Before he could say anything else, they rushed toward him, grabbed him, and forcefully escorted him out. Where they took him, we didn’t know. Later, we heard he had been taken to a hospital, and rumor had it that he went completely mad on the way there.Well, the celebration continued without him, though his outburst had slightly dulled the excitement. The crowd, w
MY HOUSEMASTER"That black magician of a boy, Kunle, always swims with magic," Bright ranted, his voice rising above the murmurs of the crowd. "He only wins because he cheats! There’s this leaf he always chews before a competition—it makes him faster than any normal swimmer. Hahaha! But today, he met his match. He thought he was racing against an ordinary swimmer, but he was up against a true Aqua-being! What an honor it is to be in the same class as you, my prince."His words sounded like the ramblings of someone who had secretly taken too much marijuana. No one paid him any serious attention—except the security personnel. Before he could say anything else, they rushed toward him, grabbed him, and forcefully escorted him out. Where they took him, we didn’t know. Later, we heard he had been taken to a hospital, and rumor had it that he went completely mad on the way there.Well, the celebration continued without him, though his outburst had slightly dulled the excitement. The crowd, w
MY HOUSEMASTER"That black magician of a boy, Kunle, always swims with magic," Bright ranted, his voice rising above the murmurs of the crowd. "He only wins because he cheats! There’s this leaf he always chews before a competition—it makes him faster than any normal swimmer. Hahaha! But today, he met his match. He thought he was racing against an ordinary swimmer, but he was up against a true Aqua-being! What an honor it is to be in the same class as you, my prince."His words sounded like the ramblings of someone who had secretly taken too much marijuana. No one paid him any serious attention—except the security personnel. Before he could say anything else, they rushed toward him, grabbed him, and forcefully escorted him out. Where they took him, we didn’t know. Later, we heard he had been taken to a hospital, and rumor had it that he went completely mad on the way there.Well, the celebration continued without him, though his outburst had slightly dulled the excitement. The crowd, w
The Siren SpellThe moment I moved, an incredible force propelled me forward. It was so fast that I almost slammed into the pool wall. Before I even understood what was happening, I had already reached the far end. As I surfaced, the crowd erupted into cheers, their voices echoing through the arena.“What just happened?” someone gasped. “He was right here a second ago! How did he move that fast?”Journalists, who had come to cover the competition, stared in shock. They had expected an ordinary school event, not something that defied logic.By the time I reached the last side of the pool, Kunle was still in the middle, racing toward the finish line with the other swimmers struggling behind him. He turned his head, probably wondering what had caused the sudden commotion, and when he saw me at the end, his expression froze.His face twisted with shock, fear, and something else—pure disbelief. It was as if he had just swallowed something unbearably bitter. He couldn’t believe it—I had esc
THE CONTESTThe principal gave his opening speech, and soon after, the event officially began. The MC took the stage, flipping through his agenda booklet as he organized and coordinated the activities lined up for the day. He was a funny man, always cracking jokes that kept the crowd entertained. His humor added an extra spark to the event, making the whole show even more enjoyable.It was a massive gathering. Every student in the school was present, and many parents had also come to watch. But my mom—and Cynthia’s parents—were among the few who didn’t attend.My housemaster, always speaking in that overly polished way of his, asked why my mom wasn’t there to see me swim. I simply told him she had an urgent situation to handle. He didn’t seem fully convinced, but he let it go. To be honest, I barely understood half the words he used, but I nodded along anyway, pretending I did.Back at the poolside, we were all dressed in our swimming gear, waiting for the contest to start. That was w
The Mad Powder"Like seriously, your swimming skills are something else. I’ve never seen or heard of a swimmer like you, not even in the Olympics. Honey, you are the best! Can’t you see them gathering over there? They’re scared of you, yet you’re here, feeling scared of them? That’s hilarious.""Listen, love, we’ve watched Kunle swim, and we all know he’s not on your level. After seeing you in the water, it’s obvious. And mind you, this isn’t just my opinion—I overheard some students saying that even the principal called you our new Merman. If the principal, who is supposed to be neutral, could say that, then what do you think your odds are against Kunle?" Cynthia said.I won’t lie, I heard the principal say it too. He said that a new Merman had emerged. His words sent a wave of confidence rushing through me.We were still talking when Bright strolled toward us, his face twisted like someone carrying the weight of guilt. His shoulders slumped, head tilted downward, as if he wanted to