I saw a large fish tail in the distance. Thinking it might be Yoon Jeong-han, I dived into the water. It didn't matter if I felt uneasy. It felt like I'd finally be able to see Jeong-han again.
Jeonghan was right. He swam quickly to where I was. We stared into each other's eyes in silence, and then our lips touched.
"Idiot, why are you coming now?"
"Sorry, I'm too late."
***
"How have you been?"
"Just the same as always. Oh, and it was more boring without you."
"What have you been doing now?"
"I had a coming of age ceremony... and it was a while ago."
"That's too much. I thought you weren't coming."
"Did you remember me..?"
"Of course. It's already been 19 years."
"I guess I'm really late."
"I thought you forgot me."
"Hey, no way."
"But Dawon has become prettier. She was pretty 8 years ago too. She has become even prettier."
" thank you. "
"You've become more cool, Jeonghan."
It's been a while since I've laughed and chatted with Jeonghan. Seeing him after so long felt strange. I could see a few scars on his arm, and even his mermaid tail. I wanted to ask what happened, but Jeonghan's eyes were so sorrowful that I couldn't easily ask. All I had to do was hold Jeonghan's hand and be by his side.
***
"Hey, where are you going?"
"Wait a minute, beach. Don't follow me because you're worried!"
"Hey hey hey, Kwon Soon,"
bang,
"He went out."
***
"Are you here?"
"Yeah. I came as soon as I woke up."
"Work? Or not?"
"A day off. I need to get some rest too."
In the past day, Jeonghan looked even more haggard than yesterday. I was so worried. What had happened there that he had so many wounds and such sad eyes? I wanted to ask. What happened?
" what. "
"What is it, a mermaid?"
"See you in the evening!"
A familiar voice came from behind. Jeonghan quickly swam into the water. He turned around and saw Kim Min-gyu standing there. Why was Kim Min-gyu here?
"What, what is it? Why are you here?"
"Well, I have something to say..."
"Was that a mermaid just now??? But her face was so familiar."
"What are you talking about! Mermaids are just a myth, they can't really exist!"
" lie. "
"Is that the mermaid? The one you brought to my house for a little while when you were in high school."
"What are you talking about? Should I go home? I'm...hungry."
***
"You said you had something to say."
"Before that. What was that just now? You're right, mermaid."
"No!!"
"Are you dating that mermaid?!!"
"No,..! Girl..."
"That's right, that's right. Explain everything."
***
"Wow... I never thought I'd see so many mermaids in my lifetime."
"How could you keep that a secret?"
"Well, you and I weren't on good terms 8 years ago..."
"That's true."
"But you said you had something to say."
"Ah~. That's Kwon Soon... Man, it looks like we're screwed."
" huh? "
"Today is Kwon Soon-young's birthday..."
" ah... "
***
"You guys are really going too far. Kim Da-won doesn't even have a gift."
"Aha, hot... I said I was sorry... That's why I bought you a cake..."
"That was originally your responsibility for a year ago."
"Sorry..."
"Stop nagging me and come eat some cake. It's delicious."
***
It wasn't until 7 p.m. that I finally managed to escape Kwon Soon-young. After barely sending Kim Min-gyu home, I headed back to the beach.
"Jeonghan! Jeonghan, you can come out!!"
We were supposed to meet again in the evening. Why wasn't he coming? I was worried because Jeonghan hadn't come for so long. The weather was still warm, so I figured I wouldn't catch a cold even if I went to the beach.
I slowly entered the water, feet first. I swam a little deeper, reaching my shoulders. I dove down and peered into the water, but I couldn't see the mermaid's tail. No, when I looked closely, I saw a mermaid's tail. But it wasn't Jeonghan's. Jeonghan's tail was blue, but that one was green.
Another mermaid?
I swam closer, but suddenly a cramp appeared in my leg. I struggled and cried out for help.
"Sal, live, give, big, se, !!! "
***
"Hey, wake up. Open your eyes!"
Who will be the owner of the green mermaid tail?