I have been avoiding Laki ever since he came home from fishing with his father last night. I know it isn't right after all the hours we spent kissing and claiming our love for one another, but in the span of one night, I had accepted the Siren. Laki will soon know there can be no going back for me. And even if I want to, I can't. The Elders will never allow it, especially Pamela.
But it is going to be a shock to him, as I don't think he ever imagined I would be chosen... Never. During the selection time, too, he had left for fishing late in the evening and stayed overnight on the seas. He used to joke as we lay on the warm sands of the beach that it could be possible I would be chosen as the bride because of my inherent beauty, but then he dismissed the idea as soon as he put forth, saying I had a large forehead like the Belukha fish.
Now I'm sure he is eating his words somewhere. I know he would have asked around about me by now, probably with the other big-breasted woman in the village, Asoese. I know Laki has a fondness for large breasts. He made it apparent he loved mine as he groped a feel every single time during our heated make-out sessions.
My breasts are ample and succulent, and I even went as far as to stop wearing a bra for him. I enjoyed how his eyes would look at me with lust. And his desire sent delicious chills down my spine. He made me feel like a woman. On cold nights, like tonight, he always enjoyed how my nipples strained against the fabric of my dress. I always thought doing this made me a pervert, but luckily, I found many women in the village went without a bra, usually the married ones. It was thought to be more natural.
I sigh as my thoughts go back and forth in time, mixing the memories of Laki with my present situation. Sitting on the dock with my legs dangling off the edge, I swing them in the water, gently allowing the swells to lap them. It is nighttime, and the only thing I can hear is the sound of the waves and the crackling of the torches that were lit around the dock and along the beach. I then hear a creak from behind me, and I know who it is from the soft padding of the footsteps. I don't even have to look, and I keep my eyes trained on the water. Laki.
"Is it true you were selected?"
I don't respond, hoping he would judge my silence to be a Yes.
"So, it's true then..." mutters Laki, almost to himself, as if crushed. "Why did you accept when you had me?!" he lashes out at me.
I turn around and hiss, "Because I could not dishonor my family, Laki, or take the chance of being exiled. I would never survive!"
He exhales loudly, sounding exasperated as he kneels behind me, saying, "So I'm supposed to just accept that some fucking fish is going to take you away from me?"
"Yes. That is the only thing you can do at the moment. And be careful of what you say. They are our Gods," I warn him, slowly turning my attention back to the water, unable to look at him. "We weren't meant to be one..."
"I can't accept that, Mayme. Not after I worked so hard to get you." His voice carried forth his anger, and he turns my face toward him roughly.
He lays a kiss on my lips, and I immediately pull away. "Laki, we can't do this anymore. I'm to be married."
"To that fish man." His green eyes turn cold then speculative. "Then let me have you...just this once. Spread your legs for me. I don't want that damn creature to steal that privilege. He won't even know if you're a virgin or not...trust me. Let me be your first. I deserve it."
I look at him skeptically, disgust making my eyes turn cold. "That's your worst concern right now? Whether or not you can take my virginity? You want to be my first? Get out of here, Laki! I don't even want to look at you."
"I didn't mean it like that," he protests, and my mood starts to turn sour more. "I just want to have you. I waited two years for you patiently, listening to all your excuses. I could have had any other woman. But I have been lenient enough to wait until you are ready. But you never were. And now you are going to give it up to this thing."
"Do I need to remind you, Laki? It isn't just a thing; he is one of our Gods!" I yell at him. "And I wasn't saving it. The elders said I couldn't lay with another. They made it clear, almost adamant about it. I'm not going to break that rule after all this time."
"As I said, your fucking husband won't even know the difference," he argues. "I don't even think one of those things can have sex. I mean, you have legs, and he doesn't."
"If you know anything about our Gods, then you should know they can shapeshift, Laki," I inform, my voice coming across as haughty, which wasn't my original intention. "Depending on the Siren, some males will mate in the water during the summer and some in the fall on land."
"Well, I'm glad you know all about their mating times," he mocks me in a deliberate tone. "I don't think even the elders know shit about them. My dad says they're sea devils."
Sea devils...
"My mother told me they can shapeshift...and I read some books in the village library to know the rest..." I announce.
My mother had also called them sea devils, but I would not tell him this or how they are just as dangerous on land as in the water because anything, to them, is perceived as a threat...
How many of the others thought the same and still think they are sea devils?
"So, you believe your crazy mother and some books written by ancient cunts?" he questions me. I glare at him, not saying another word before he mutters, "Sorry."
He then leans toward me once there is silence and says, "But think about what I asked of you tonight..." He then captures my lips with his, and one of his hands gropes my breast, making my face red, all the heat in my body gathering in my cheeks. "You still don't wear a bra," he observes, pulling away and rubbing the hardened nipple through the fabric.
"No," I murmur.
"Doesn't it get cold?" He leans in for another kiss.
"Yes..." I whisper. He takes advantage of my softened lips and presses a hard kiss. And even though I shouldn't allow it, I do. A part of me still likes Laki and will probably always like him.
My first love...
We kiss for a few minutes, and Laki's hands, never once leaving my breasts, continue to grope them as his tongue slides along my lower lip, snaking into my mouth, trying to find mine. I am about to grant him access, but before I can part my lips, I hear something in the water. I turn my head to the sea, which has been calm so far today, my thoughts automatically going to the Siren.
"Laki..." I say, once regaining my breath. "I am promised to one of our Gods. I cannot live with myself if I sleep with you now. Respect my decision and go."
From the corner of my eyes, I catch ripples of movement, a slight disturbance to the surface, and an eerie feeling washes over me. The tiny hair on the back of my arms stand still.
Is he watching...?
Laki gets up, and even without looking back, I can feel he is glaring at me in irritation, knowing about my stubbornness. Once I set my mind on something, I don't back out.
"So, this is it then?" he questions me. "You're going to completely ignore me, marry someone or something you don't know shit about except from books and rumors, and never once look at me, like... like nothing happened between us?"
"Yes... now... leave," I say as I feel my eyes water once I speak those words, my mouth becoming dry, and the words barely leaving my lips.
I then feel Laki grab my arm, pulling me up with a force that startles me. He looks me in the eye critically with something akin to hatred. "You know, Mayme..." he leans in close before he continuing, "I only liked you for your tits anyway."
My eyes widen, and he lets go of my arm before shoving me back and off the dock, the last thing I hear from him is, "Have your fish man."
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