A WISH Episode 7 – 8 by Ebunoluwa Ademide

A WISH Episode 7 ?‍♀

Author: ADEMIDE

Theme:Missing Ephyra

MERWORLD ?‍♂

Queen’s Chamber

“My Queen get up and eat so you can be strong” Oceanus said

“No bring back Ephyra. My child has been gone for 7 weeks now and you haven’t done anything about it” Tethys cried

“You heard what Wanwisa said when she asked the Sea, Almeta is gone for now and the Sea will bring her back whenever he needs her”

“When is the Sea going to need her?”

“I don’t know My Queen”

“I want my child or else I will die”

He sat on her bed and stroked her face.

“Tethys please accept the fact that Almeta is gone for now..please don’t die before Ephyra returns”

He hugged her

“I want to see my child. What is she doing in that world? What if they find out she is a Mermaid and they try to destroy her? My king you know how wicked they are..The Humans are heartless”

She sobbed in his chest

“No don’t think like that – the Great Sea will protect her” she nodded in agreement

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“Get up Chantae let’s go and play” Calista shakes her up

“I’m not interested” Chantae replied soberly

“Why?” Calista asked

“I want to be alone”

“Is this about Ephyra? Come on! it being 7 weeks. And it obvious she isn’t coming back again”

“Says who?” Calliope asked

“It was her Wish”

“Or you don’t want her to come back again?!” Calliope screamed at her

Calista became frightened

“I want her to come back”

“No you don’t…and I can’t believe you’ve forgotten her so quickly”

“No that’s not true”

Calista countered

“I’m sure you are happy now”

Chantae said with a glare

“Happy? Happy about what?”

“You’re happy that Ephyra is gone..now you are the Most beautiful Mermaid in our Kingdom!” Calliope screamed again

“No you girls are mistaken!”

“Ephyra is coming back.. You will see” Calliope and Chantae swims away angrily.

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AZIZI CHAMBER

“My lord why are you still in bed at this hour?” Meltem asked

Meltem {Wind of the Sea} the 13th princess of Bhupendra and Calista. She was married to Azizi.

“Nothing I just need to rest”

“My Lord you haven’t been yourself since the princess disappearance. Since the past 7weeks you neglected your duties. Do you want to be like forever?”

“Meltem I want to be alone”

“Everyone is worried about you. My lord you have to be strong for the Queen”

“I should have stopped her” he muttered

“My lord you tried your best. And it was Princess Ephyra’s wish to leave our world”

“No I should have done so many things before it got to that -“

He said soberly

“It was all my fault” He whispered

“My lord what do you mean?”

“Listen Meltem..one day I saw Ephyra swimming up beyond the Merboundary”

“Where was she headed?”

“Probably to the Human World”

Meltem gasped

“What?! That’s impossible! That world is far from our world”

“Yes that was my thought until she went missing for days”

“So you think the Princess went to that world”

“Yes but back them it didn’t bother me. I thought she was connecting with the Sea”

“Why didn’t you tell Father about it?”

“I can’t Meltem”

“Why?”

“I know what my Father is capable of doing to me if he finds out”

She held his hand and squeezed it gently

“Please don’t blame yourself”

“It was all my fault Meltem”

A tear slid down his cheekbone.

“I couldn’t persuade father to cancel her marriage to one of the princes. She didn’t want to get Married cause Ephyra felt it was too early for her. That was why she made that Wish. You know things would have been different if the Marriage issue was not there”

“No I don’t think so. If it was true that Princess Ephyra swims up to the Human world then maybe she fell in love with that world. And when you broke the news that Father was determined to get her married.. Then I think she used the Wish as a chance to be free from getting married”

Azizi nodded in agreement

“Be at peace My Lord” she hugged him

♦

A WISH Episode 7

HUMAN WORLD

James opened the car door for Ephyra to enter into it.

“Get in” he said

“Me?why should I -” she paused to admire the car.

Ephyra has been discharged from the hospital. She was diagnosed of Amnesia (Loss of Memory ” during one of the tests. She couldn’t tell them her address,family or friends they could contact to let them know she was in the hospital. She only told them her name which they found strange. She said Ephyra and pointed to the name on a Nurse badge “Adams”.

” Ephyra Adams” James pronounced and she nodded

Ephyra didn’t want to disclose her true identity. James explained the meaning of Amnesia to her and she knew they were wrong. Her memory was fine and intact. She remembered her world,who she used to be and how she ended up in the Human World. James decided that he would help her regain her memory. He asked her if she would move into his home, though James was still oblivious of the fact that Ephyra was a mermaid. And Ephyra without wasting time agreed since she doesn’t have anywhere to go or anyone to turn to in her new world.

She pleaded with him to teach her what normal Humans could do and James agreed even though her finds her a bit strange.

“What is this?”

“Its a car”

“Car? For what?”

“I will drive it to take us home” she stood up straight

“Why can’t we go home with our legs?”

“No,the drive to my home is about an hour drive”

“What is an Hour drive?”

James rolled his eyes. He pushed her Into the car and shut the door.

“What is this?”

She took a toy from the backseat

“Oh! It a boy! Who is this boy?!” She asked

Ephyra screamed in surprise when James started the car and it glided into motion.

“Calm down we are moving. It is a Superman’s toy” he replied

She relaxed and smiled at him

“What is Super – Man Toy?”

“Please use your seatbelt” he ignored her question

“Seat belt?”

“It right beside you”

“Where?”

She searched

“There..no over there”

She poked her ass towards him

“No be careful..Ephyra just sit down and let me help you” James said

He stopped the Car

“Huh? Why did it stop?”

“Traffic sign says stop”

He showed her the seatbelt and helped her with it

Ephyra removed it and did it herself

“Good Girl” he roughens her hair with his hand

“You are such a fast learner” He pinched her cheek gently

And she blushed. Ephyra picked the toy and stick out her tongue.

“Good boy..you are such a fast learner” She said to the toy. James stiffed back a laugh.

“James what’s a traffic sign?”

“That device over there”

He pointed

Ephyra bends her head to see

“Which device?”

“That light over there”

Then she popped her head out of the window to see it.

“Ephyra -” he called

“Wow! The road is so beautiful!”

“Sit down Ephyra!” he said

Annoyance clear in his tone and she sensed it

“Okay” she said in a low tone

Ephyra sat back in the car with her gaze fixed on the toy.

James took a wick glance at her and he noticed she was not happy. He did not want to hurt her.

“I’m sorry for yelling at you”

He apologized

Ephyra nodded slowly

“It okay if you want to know some certain things you see around here”

Then her face brightened a bit

“Why are there so many car?..where are they heading to?”

The light signalled Green

And the cars moved

“Uhmm probably to work -“

“Work? What is work? Do you work?”

“Yes I am a Surgeon”

She nodded

At least she knew that fact about him

“We all work to earn money”

“Money? What is money?”

“A currency for a means of exchange…and We spend money”

“So why do Humans need money?”

“To pay bills, feed and buy good stuffs etc”

“So why are you not at work?”

“I’m on leave now”

“What does that mean?”

“When you take a break from work to relive your stress”

“Stress? Explain it..I don’t know”

She shook her head

“Stress is a state of mental tension resulting from overworking”

“Okay” she clapped

“Do you have family?”

“Yes I have a younger brother”

“What’s his name?”

“Gideon.. he was the one that found you on the beach”

“Then I have to say thank you to him”

“Yes”

“So what about your parents?”

“They both died in car crash when I was 18”

“I’m sorry for asking”

“No it fine if you want to get to know me”

“So are you married?”

“No”

“Why?”

“I am not ready to -“

She cuts him off

“But you are 26..old enough to get married”

Ephyra was judging from the rules in the MERWORLD. A Merman at 26 would have started a family even before that age.

“Let’s just say I haven’t found the right woman”

His gaze met hers but Ephyra looked away quickly

“Tell me about this bracelet” he said

“Huh?” She looked down at the bracelet.

It was the Neifion Bracelet Azizi gave to her in the MERWORLD.

“I don’t remember anything about it” she lied

“It strange”

“No..let me remove it”

She tried it and it glowed

“Uhmm it nothing” she laughed and hid her hand away from him.

“Really? Then what about your eyes?”

“My eyes?”

Then she remembered her eyes responds to the bracelet. Ephyra cursed under her breathe and closed her eyes

“Is this some kind of magic?” James asked

“No..it not magical”

Then it went off

“It strange..very strange” he whispered

“I can’t wait to meet your brother” she said to stop him from thinking about the bracelet.

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**A WISH Episode 7 **

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A WISH ?‍♀

Episode 8

Theme:Knowing My dreamworld

HUMAN WORLD

JAMES’S APARTMENT

James punched in the password to unlock the door. Ephyra gasped in surprised

“James how did you do that?”

He closed the door and showed her the password to his home.

“You can’t tell anyone the password okay?” He said

“Okay”

“Promise?”

She raised her hand up

“Promise”

And she gave him a high five. The night they were returning back to the hospital,she saw two children doing the ‘high five’ slapping their hands together. She liked it so she asked James to teach her. And he did.

“Hello” Gideon greeted when James walked in with Ephyra behind him.

“Wow!” She gasped at the beauty of the luxurious living room.

“Why is she with you?” Gideon asked

James placed a finger on his lips to silence Gideon.

“Ephyra meet Gideon” James introduced

“Oh! You are the one that saved on the beach”

“Yes it nice to see to you again”

“Thank You” she took his small hand

“No you say it nice to see you too or it a pleasure or likewise” Gideon corrected

Ephyra shot James a confused look

“I..was..thanking you for saving..my life..on the beach” she stuttered

“Oh! Okay”

“Perhaps..can..I touch..that thing?” She pointed to the green sofa. Gideon exchanged glances with James.

“Ephyra will be staying with us for now” James said to his brother

“You’re welcome to our home” Gideon said

He took her hand and led her to the Sofa. She sat on it gently but stood up immediately.

“James..tell me -“

“Its a sofa” James replied

The sofa was different from the Sea moss chair in her world.

“Wow! Its so comfortable”

“You don’t know what a Sofa means?” Gideon laughed

Ephyra blinked and nodded

“I am just getting use to things in this world” she mumbled. James picked the remote on the table. He pointed the remote towards the big TV on the wall. Ephyra went to the Tv.

“James what is this?”

“Television” he responded

“Tv for short” Gideon added she touched the screen

“Wow! James this is so beautiful.. But who are these people?”

“Actors” Gideon replied

She jumped in fear when James increased the volume a bit. She placed her hands on her mouth.

“He’s talking to Me!”

Ephyra turned to James

“How did they get in there?” She asked when an actress appeared on the screen too

“Come here” James said

“He’s so cute!” She pointed to the actor on Tv. Then he kissed the actress. Ephyra clapped excitedly. She knew what they were doing because she had seen Fairfax kissing Nakendra during their bonding ceremony and some other Mercouples.

“Are they married?”

She asked

“No”

“So why are they kissing?”

In the MERWORLD only Married couples shared kisses on the lips but unmarried ones shared kisses on the forehead and cheeks.

“They are acting” Gideon said

“Acting?”

James went to her and pulled her to the sofa.

“Can I do that too?”

“What?”

“Acting?” She pouted

James sat her forcefully on the sofa.

“I want to be inside the Tv too”

“You have to be an actress to be on Tv”

“I want -“

“You are pretty and I think you will make a good actress” Gideon said

Her cheeks flushed pink  she covered her face

“Thank you”

Then She went to sit beside Gideon

“You are handsome too” she said

“Better than him?” Gideon asked

“Huh?”

She looked at James. she laughed loudly.

James and Gideon’s exchanged confused looks. Ephyra stood up

“Bro why is she staying with us?” Gideon whispered

She went to the ceramic flower vase which had the image of a Mermaid imprinted on it. It reminded her of who she was in the MERWORLD. She wondered if they were all doing fine without her. She was worried about her mother. And she suddenly wished that they could all move to the Human World and live together.. But none of them liked the Human world except her.

“She doesn’t remember anything about herself..family and all” James said to Gideon

Gideon felt pity for her. Ephyra turned back at them

“James I want to work” she said with a serious face. She settled down beside him. He held her small hands in his large ones.

“Ephyra you can’t work”

“Why?”

“You need to get better”

“So what am I going to do?”

“Gideon is on holiday..so you can help him with studies”

“What?! She doesn’t even know TV and Sofa..and you want him to help me”

“I can help you” she said

“Really?” She nodded

Gideon stood up and motioned towards his room.

“Are you okay?” James asked

“I’m fine”

“Would you like something to drink? Tea, soda -“

“I’m fine”

Gideon came back with his arithmetic textbook

“Solve this equation Miss”

It was the arithmetic his teacher gave them as assignment but no one could solve it. Ephyra collected the pencil and she solved it.. Then Gideon checked it with the correction his teacher gave to him. She was correct!

“How did you -” he trailed off

“Are you convinced that she can help you?” James asked

He was surprised the She could solve the equation.

“Maybe” Gideon answered

“James can’t I do other things aside helping Gideon?”

“Let’s work with Gideon for now..I will provide you with anything you need -“

“Books!” She screamed

Ephyra decide that she needed to know more about the Human World, so reading the books here could help her in some ways.

“You want books?”

“Yes..about Humans”

“We have books about Human Anatomy in the library. Gideon will show you”

“And I also want that thing you place on your ear and talk to it” She demonstrated

“Phone?” James said

She nodded

“I noticed everyone around here has it”

Gideon laughed

“I will get you one”

“And shoe” she smiled

Ephyra recalled the look on the man’s face she bumped into. She didn’t like that look of disgust.

“Then let’s go to the Mall to pick some stuffs for her” Gideon suggested

“Mall?” She repeated

“It is a place where you can buy variety of goods..like an enclosed shopping centre” Gideon explained

“Gideon go and change your wears”

“Okay” he raced to his room

Ephyra went to the TV

“Can we go with the Tv?”

“No”

“Why?..I love it”

“You can’t carry the TV around like it a cellphone”

“But I can” she responded

James went to her

“Ephyra -“

“The actor won’t be happy that we are leaving him behind”

She said with a sad face

“The actor doesn’t know you,he can’t hear you now”

“Why?”

“Time to go to the Mall!” Gideon’s screamed

“You know what?” James asked

“No”

“You will play with the Superman toy” James said

And her face brightened forgetting about the TV

♦

HARRY’S BEACH HOUSE

It was a cool Saturday Morning,not much doing. Harry climbed into bed after a quick breakfast of Bacon and eggs. He was about to plug in his earphones to listen to music when the doorbell jangled. Harry silently prayed that whoever was at the door shouldn’t be his mother or Eleanor. And at the same time he wondered “who could it be?”

He hopped out of bed and slipped on his soft slippers which had the ears of rabbit. He moved out of the room to the living room. His eyes widened in shock when he saw the person on the porch through the intercom.

Shawna was there! Looking beautiful as ever!

Shawna Brown was the closest female friend he had in Italy. He convinced her to move to USA to run Masters degree but she refused. She wanted to run the program in another country. Two Years now and she was there on his porch! He watched as she applied more lips gloss on her full lips.

“Still the old Shawna” he muttered

Harry unlocked the door

“Harry!” She hugged him immediately

“Hi Shawna” he greeted

He tried to pull back but she held him tightly

“I miss you My Harry Potter!”

Shawna pulled back to look at him

“Now look what we have here! Hot and Sexy as ever!” She teased

Harry chuckled

“Come in Shawna”

She stepped in

“Nice apartment” She complimented

“Oh Thanks!”

She settled on the couch

“What would you like to drink? Yoghurt?”

He remembered that was her Favourite. And Shawna managed to make him love it too.

“Yeah Yoghurt”

“Be right back”

He motioned towards the kitchen

“Good to hear that you haven’t forgotten some stuffs about me” Shawna said when Harry came back seconds later.

“Can I?..I doubt that” he winked

And they both laughed

“Thank You” she said

“So how did you find me?”

“Come on Harry!’ She gulped down a whole glass of Yoghurt

“You are Famous, A Superstar, so it was not hard for me to find you”

Their gaze locked and she said

“Okay..I’ll tell you”

“I’m listening”

“I came in two days ago..but before that I saw the news -” she paused

“What news?” He asked

“You don’t know?”

Harry raised his brow

“Your birthday..I saw the picture of you sharing a Kiss with Eleanor White”

“Oh!” Harry Huffed and rolled his eyes

“Shawna you won’t locate this place with that picture” He stared at her

“You got me'” she threw her hands up

“I met your mom yesterday. So she gave me your address”

“You did not forget my family home address?”

“No..I have it in my diary. And I’m glad that your mom remembered me even though we met just once. And I’m super excited to see you again!”

She said happily

“I am happy to see you too”

“You haven’t settled things with your mom?”

Harry was silent

“Well you mom told me some certain things about -“

“Same words she told you years back” Harry cuts in

“Maybe..but I think you are taking things too Far”

“Just like what you said two years ago. Shawna can we discuss something else please?”

“Like what?”

“Anything about you” He replied with a smirk

“Let’s start with you” she said with a half smile

“That kiss with Eleanor -“

“It was nothing”

“Nothing?”

“Yes Shawna but everyone thinks we are in a serious relationship”

“Are you guys not in a serious relationship?”

“No..Eleanor is not my girlfriend”

“Oh”

Her face brightened a bit

“So why didn’t you arrange an interview with the press to let them know that they are mistaken”

“I don’t have time. Moreover it would die down in two weeks time” he answered

She stood up and went to him.

“So are you still the same old Harry?”

“What do you mean?”

“I Mean..the Harry I used to know” Harry chuckled

“Go straight to the point Miss -” he paused and looked down at her fingers. No ring!

“I’m not married” she said in a tight whisper with a big smile on her face.

“Relationship?” He asked

“Single”

Then they lapsed in silence

“Single?” She asked

He nodded

“In love?” She asked

He was silent again

An image flashed through his mind. And he tried to block the image from his mind’s eye.

“Harry?” Shawna called at him snapping him out of Reverie. And he jerked back to life.

“Sorry..what were you saying?” He scratched the bridge of his nose

“Are you in love with someone?”

“Come on Shawna..you know love -“

“Love doesn’t exist in your world” she completed his intended statement

He snapped his finger

“Exactly”

“Harry I understand that what happened between your parents changed your mind about love..but seriously? You are getting older, Harry you are 26,clearly old enough to start a family”

“You are 26 Shawna clearly old enough to get married” he said

“Yes I know”

“So why are you still single?”

“I am waiting for the right guy.. And I think have found him”

“Tell me about Mr Perfect”

He pinched her cheeks gently

“I am serious Harry”

“And I am serious Shawna” he grinned

“Do you know the reason why I moved to USA?”

“I was about asking the same question”

“So do you know?”

“No..I don’t -” he paused

“Lemme guess.. you want to spend some time here and enjoy USA breeze for a while”

She held his hands

“No”

“Then..why?”

“I moved to USA because of you”

“Me?!” He jaw dropped slightly

“Yeah..And to be honest I couldn’t stop thinking about you since you left Italy”

No! He didn’t want to hear her telling him about Love! Harry shifted uncomfortably on the couch.

“Shawna -“

She placed a finger on his lips and silenced him.

“Harry I think am in love with you. And when I saw that picture of you and Eleanor I thought it was true and I felt sad that i had lost you to another woman. I blamed myself for not telling you about my feelings when we were together. And..I couldn’t tell you back then because I did not want ruin our friendship. And I had thought travelling to Spain would make me forget those feelings..but no..I was wrong. It kept growing and I regretted not coming with you to USA when you asked me to”

Harry was surprised! He never knew Shawna was in love with him! Or maybe she did a good job at hiding her feelings for him! She never acted like she wanted something more than just being friends with him in Italy. And Harry never thought of her as more than a Friend.

“So are you saying for 2 years now..you didn’t love or date any guy”

“I did” she replied honestly

“But every relationship I had didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to be. I never loved my men the way I love you Harry” She replied

He ran his hand into his hair

“What do we do now?”

“Harry open your heart to love and give me a chance to show you that love truly exists”

He stood up

“I don’t think it a good idea”

“Why not? Harry this is going to work If only you are ready to let go of everything you have against your mother”

He nodded impatiently

This is not about his Mom! Shawna isn’t the right woman for him,same with Eleanor No doubt in his mind about that. The feeling of love was the missing puzzle between their relationships. And even if he  changed his mind and decided to fall in love then she would be different from the women in his lives.

A woman that would make his heart beat at the mere sight of seeing her and thinking about her.

A woman that would make him realize that love exists without being told.

He thought deeply

“I’m sorry Shawna”

“No..no..I will give you enough time to think about it”

“No Shawna let’s just be friends”

“But I want to be more than that..I want you to see me as a woman and not just a friend” she responded in a tight whisper

“Shawna -“

She leaned in

“Think about it Harry. I’ll take my leave now” he nodded

But in his mind, There was absolutely nothing to think about. He doesn’t love her! And Harry isn’t ready to love any woman! He can only regard them as Friends not Lovers!

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A WISH Episode 7 – 8
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