"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

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

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

I couldn't believe that their magic would bring our house back but was shocked and surprised too after seeing our house coming from the sky like a drop of rain."Unbelievable! How did you guys do it?"I suddenly asked, shocked by my own words. How could I call my elders, guys?"Oh. Am sorry. It's just that I was amazed."I hurried to apologise."It's okay. You don't need to apologise."Nikki said before he left which made me feel sad."How could he just leave before I could thank him?"I said with a frown face."What's wrong dear. Who are you talking about?"father asked, looking around."What? Didn't you notice Nikki's presence?" I asked."Who's Nikki?"he asked confused."This means he was invisible to him but why would he hide from others?"I wondered."It's nothing father. Let's carry these people inside."I said covering his question.He carried mother in his arms and took her inside. He made her lay down on the couch and then came back outside."Come and help me here." He wanted me to

Mr Smith didn't say anything as he was still very weak and his wound was still bleeding.Mother tried to make him stand on his legs which seemed so hard. I wanted to go and help but then remembered that I just chose father's side.My heart felt much pain when I saw mother trying to carry Smith on her back like a little baby.I knew she wouldn't manage him up to home.I needed to do something. But what? I looked up and down trying to think of something and finally I came up with an idea.Biting my thumb, my magical ring emerged from the flesh. "Help me out please. I need to go and help my mom but I know father won't allow me to. What do I do now."I whispered to my thumb since I didn't want anyone to hear me. It didn't take long before I got a brilliant idea. "My shadow. Yes, my shadow would work for me. I will have to leave it here with father and then my original would go to help mother."I thought."Wow Artie wow. You are a very intelligent and brilliant woman."I breathed while prais