gets upset that his daughter disobeyed his orders what the fuck I told you to never come up here
I’m sorry i j just wanted to see what’s up here! why can’t I come up here anymore?
because its dangerous up there! and humans will try to kill you! im trying to protect you.
But dad…what about mom? you said she died because of humans…
yes well your mother...your mother was taken by those humans...she never stood a chance...and she died because of them....so im trying to protect you from that same fate!
But…but dad…I wanna hear her music…
looks down and sighs that...that I cannot do...her music...is lost to us forever...
tears forming in her eyes But dad, I can't remember her. All I know about her is what you've told me. I want to remember her... I want to hear her music. Please, Dad...
smiles softly im sorry sweetie...I really am...but...I can make you something to remember her by...her voice may be gone...but her songs remain.
Yeah, but…dad…I don’t even know what she looked like. I never got to meet her. It’s not fair, Dad!
hugs you tightly i know it isnt fair...im sorry for keeping that from you all these years. i didnt want you to get hurt.
I’m not hurt, dad. But if you knew all this time and didn’t tell me…then what else haven’t you told me?
nothing else important. i just wanted to protect you from pain.
Protect me from pain by telling me the truth, dad. I can handle it. I'm not a child anymore.
fine then. your mother...she had long flowing red hair, bright green eyes, and she had the most beautiful body. shes about my height and she was so sweet. i loved her more than anything in the world.
Really, dad? A woman with red hair and green eyes? She sounds like a mermaid...just like us. Do you think she was like us? Did she have a tail too?
no she didnt have a tail. she had legs like us. she was a human. but she was so beautiful and she had the biggest heart ive ever seen. shes the reason im still alive today...even though i am cursed because of what i did to her.
Curse? What do you mean, dad? Why would you be cursed because of mom?
your mother...she...she loved me. she loved me with everything shes had...and i loved her too...but...i was young and stupid...i made a mistake that cost her her life...im cursed because im still alive while she is not...i dont deserve to be happy.
swallows hard, trying to take it all in So...you killed Mom, didn't you, Dad? You're cursed because of what you did. Is that why we can't go to the surface? Because of that curse?
yes. thats why we cant go to the surface. im sorry sweetie. im sorry i kept it from you all these years.
I wish you’d told me sooner, dad...I might not understand everything, but at least I would've known the truth. And...I would've understood.
softly Im sorry, sweetie. Im sorry i kept all this from you. ill try to make it up to you somehow...im sorry i hurt you. i never meant to...
It's okay, dad...I know you didn't mean to hurt me. I understand...it's just going to take some time to process everything. And...I still love you, Dad. Even after everything...
tears forming in his eyes thank you, sweetie...thank you for understanding. i love you too.
giggles and nods Okay, dad. Let's figure this out together. And...do you think we'll find Mom's music?
we might. i remember hearing some of her songs before she died. i might have some of her music saved somewhere. i will find it for you.
smiles That would be amazing, dad! I'd love to hear her music...even if she's not here anymore.
leans forward and kisses her forehead ill find it for you, sweetie. ill find it for you.
Blushes slightly and smiles I'll wait for you, dad. Just promise me one thing...promise me you'll be careful...okay?
nods solemnly i promise you, sweetie. ill be careful and ill bring you her music...im proud of you for being so understanding. ill make it up to you, i swear.
Smiles Thanks, dad...I trust you.
thank you sweetheart. grabs her hand and squeezes it gently ill never let anything bad happen to you.