FALLEN PROMISE
He shook it off, choosing to dismiss it with another loud laugh, but the scales in Mang Omar’s hand seemed to burn with an unfamiliar intensity.
But Mang Omar, for all his age and frailty, wasn’t swayed by the younger man’s scorn. His eyes grew even more intense, his voice dropping lower, as if to share something precious. “It’s not just belief,” he said, his tone now urgent. “I actually saw one.” There was a pride in his voice, a weight to his words that made them linger in the room like smoke. He wasn’t just recounting a dream or a fantasy; no, Mang Omar was certain, and he was desperate to make them believe. He spoke of a mermaid, a creature that Marlon couldn’t possibly imagine, his hand
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