A tale of mermaid

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Author's POV

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"And the mermaid got angry with the prince and went back to her world" jungkook's Grandma said.

He was listening to his grandmother's story with full attention and enthusiasm. The fireplace in the room was lit to reduce the coldness of the weather.

Seeing the flames of this fire burning in agony, he himself was burning in his heart.

Little Jeon was angry at the prince who had angered such a lovely and innocent mermaid.

A small bonfire was lit in his heart. The flames of grief,anger and the hatred.

"The prince is so bad, grandma." He is used to listen his grandmother's stories. Sometimes "The lamp of Aladin" and sometimes "Titans" but his favorite story was the "Mermaid story" which he listen everytime with great interest.

He used to go lost while listening to this story. He used to go to the town of his thoughts where his small eyes were only see her in water.

His grandmother told him that the water of deep sea in which all blue sky was submerged and the grey rocky stones lying on the different sides of this sea to be the center of his eyes, the mermaid would sit on the stone whenever the prince used to come to see her,even his little heart was convinced that he would see the mermaid sitting on some rocky rocks. Blond hair,sweet & charming and beautiful.

"Grandma,if I ever see a mermaid I will not make angry"After saying these words in fell sleep with many intentions in his heart.

And finally one day he saw the mermaid. She was extremely beautiful more than his thoughts, waterfalls,water scattered on her slender back,her eyes are shining like shining stars,her smile is so interesting and charming. It's really her. His own mermaid.

Then a mistake was made,the mermaid got lost somewhere far away....

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PRESENT TIME

The city's most famous & busy departmental story had a large number of customers. It was 12 o'clock in the afternoon. At that time the number of customers were usually less, the number of customers was more in the evening or at the night but he always came here at this time.

"Sir,try it. Buy one get one for free" charming and melancholy sound must have hit the hearing but in his mind he did not look away in the pursuit of that voice. "Sir,give it a try" Once again that magical voice was heard across the hearing, but Jungkook could nhi help but notice the price of the thing.

The slim and smart girl in the grey colour pant coat was standing Infront if his eyes. This is what everyone wore as a salesgirl working in this department store.

A white shirt with a grey peanut coat and black shiny shoes. Some sales girls made their face shined with make-up, but this face is completely devoid of make-up. Brown eyes and braids of her golden hair dangling from the waist. The sales girl was standing in the tea portion, showing different types of teas and forcing customers to buy them in her melodious voice.

The interest of some customers was more than this beautiful girl than in the tea. Unnecessarily,for no reason,they stood by her. It was clear from their facial expressions that there was no intention of shopping,just because their wives and children went to the left & right or the second or third floor of the store doing shopping.

They have been standing in the shadows of these girls for two hours to rest. At the same time unnecessarily and meanings less sentence were being spoken.

"Strong, isn't it?" The boy said "Please,be satisfied, Sir" she replied clamly "and a cup with it for free?" he again asked her question "Yes, Sir. Free cups and a packet of tea together are absolutely free." "Oh, well... No sub-standard tea?"

"No, sir, our store does not have sub-standard goods"

By talking nonsense and nonsense, these lustrous men were just trying to be honest with them, while the packing of teas were clearly stated,their prices, quality and how long the sales end was with them.

Jungkook gave a full mocking look that was full of dark,he threw it on the sales girl and pushed his trolley forward and collied with the same girl. "Sorry sir. I'm really sorry sir." The trolley collied Jungkook's inattention because his full focus was on the sales girl and the customer.

It was unknown at this time what he will do? And what will he do after leaving the post?. Some packets of chips and biscuits fell on the shiny floor of the store, the sales girl not only picked up the lighting fast and put them in the trolley too, but also starting apologizing to Jungkook.

Although it was Jungkook's fault. It was the probably the duty of the people working at this high store and guardian not to come any inconveniences to the customer. Jungkook took a quick look at

that salesgirl and move on.

His friend Kim Taehyung had also come to the other portion and asked "Have you done shopping?" He come back because he complete his shopping.

"No." Giving a literal answer. Jungkook's eyes were still searching for something. "Oh, man . If you go to shopping you just take weeks over there." Taehyung said.

"I'm searching for perfume for Kate." Jungkook said. He was looking for the ladies perfume. The same sales girl coming from the front. He doesn't know why he used to be attracted toward her. " By the way, the owner of this store have wonderful items." Taehyung noticed that Jungkook was inadvertently toward the sales girl.

"Wonderful things, means?" Jungkook was still suffering from absenteeism, so he could not understand the meaning of Taehyung's words. His eyes were still on the same embodiment of beauty. Who is holding detergent packs. She was smiling and dealing with herself. And the customer getting off the goung again and again.

"Hey dude,.. This sales girl.. and who?" He laughed meaningfully, his elbow hit Jungkook's with mischief then Jungkook understand his words completely.

"I'm thinking, what is the need to keep such showpieces in the store." Jungkook's tone was offensive. " How will customers come if they don't have such show pieces" Taehyung uttered a mischievous sentence with a loud laugh, and they both realized that the busy salesgirl had looked at him with strange eyes, there was a clear disgust in those eyes.

"Arrogant" she muttered under her breath.

"This is not a honorable thing to do" Jungkook said and the reason was that he strongly disliked employing women. According to him, What is the job of women to go out, show herself and became target of dirty eyes of other. His thoughts about women, who go out the house to work, attract men to themselves.

Such girls working at the stores or in hotels used to poison him severely. For him, it's wasn't a respectable job for women to dress like men and show off their bodies. These girls work alongside him. Those salesgirls were in uniform, wearing pants, white shirts and the button which was often unbuttoned by the salesgirls in the process of becoming modern and some salesgirls buttoned their up to neck.

He shooked his head and took an grey look at the girl and went from there. Taehyung's attention was drawn towards the sales girl. "The work is an excuse for these girls, my friend." Taehyung said this sentence so carefully that the girl looked at him again, now anger was visible in her eyes.

"Actually, these girls work in such places to get attention of the rich people" Taehyung entire words salesgirl had heard. Lines of grief and anger began to appear on her morning face. Her face got reded with anger.

"Excuse me!? Where will the ladies perfume be?" Taehyung said for the sake of teasing the sales girl. " If you look for ladies perfume in the detergent and soap portion all day, you will never find it. It is better for you to go to the cosmetics portion on the back side of this portion."

Responding in toxic manner, she went to the other portion. Taehyung and Jungkook followed her far away from their eyes.

Her golden braid of soft hair. Which was falling on her shapely waist made her stand out among all the sales girls in the store.

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"Unnie,You are so late today." Rose and Eun-woo came out running as soon as they heard the sound of the doorbell. The girl, who was loaded with goods, smiled cheerfully and kissed both of their foreheads in spite of a thousand fatigues.

"You always love that rat first." She was about to lock the wooden door, keeping the packets of goods on one side, when it was revealed that the lock was shaking from one place.

A slight smile appeared on her tired face after hearing the words of ten year old Eun-woo. Eun woo and Rose were her younger siblings. They were both very close to her heart. The two loved each other deeply. After her mother passed away, she was now her mother.

She accompanied them to the main room of the small house carrying the goods. "Hello,father..!"

Hae-in's father Mr Park had lost his legs in an accident. Now Hae-in was the only sponsor of the house. Who was also the daughter and son of Mr Park, for some time, Mr Park's company paid for their treatment, but when the expenses stopped, it was the turn of the poor. Hae-in was studying in college at that time.

"Hello, dear,Is it not too late today?" Mr Park answered while coughing and asked the reason for coming late.

Hae-in used to come at 8 o'clock in the night, but today it was already 10 o'clock, so he was worried, he told Eun-woo that he had called Y/N twice and every time she hung up saying... "I am just coming."

" Just father, I was supposed to get my salary today and also those goods". Taking off the overcoat from the top of the duty uniform, she said with a little satisfaction and hurried into the washroom, freeing herself from the duty uniform, she again sat between them all.

The white and black flowered fork and a lagging, that's what she wore at home and she felt comfortable in it. She was forced to wear this unwanted dress during duty, she would work in this uniform during duty, but later she would hide it in her coat and go home.

"Father, this is your medicine." Eun-woo and Rose, holding those shopping bags and were enjoying themselves while taking out their favorite items.

Hae-in carefully took out a small shopping bag from the same big shopping bag and kept it close to Mr Park and said, As today, his cough was also a bit worse and the reason was that his medicines had run out for the last five days and she was waiting for the salary.

"All the burden has come on you at such a young age." After feeding the medicine with water, Hae-in, now sit on the corner of his bed and message his legs with soft hands. "Why do you think like this... You are all my responsibility, not a burden." She messaged her father's legs with love and spoke with a very heavy heart, but the verse did not allow this burden to appear in her voice, the reason behind this burden was the father's failing health day by day.

Due to the lack of proper medicine and treatment, the condition of his leg had started to turn into black. The medicine was brought back somehow. Som toetimes she used to borrow money from her childhood friend who lived in the locality, Ryu-jin was also sympathetic and sincere to her, but it was not in her power to get treatment from a good hospital.

Mr Park was disabled man. But even in this disability, he was her support, even though he was lying on the bed all day, but even from his sick existence, He gave her a lot of courage, the feeling that someone elder in the world was there for her. After her mother passed away, her father was the only support.

"I wish,I wasn't sick." Mr Park said.

Whenever Hae-in got her salary at the end of the month, instead of being happy, Mr Park used to get depressed.

His disability and the burden of responsibility at such a young age used to make his heart sad. He used to get sad remembering the days of his prosperity, when happiness danced in his house. Laughter was heard, the holiday was celebrated like a festival, the table was decorated with order. He never thought that the situation will change like this... life will become so stagnant that happiness will be missed.

"Do not grieve now, man is helpless in front of fate." Hae-in said

Every time Hae-in saw the shadows of moisture and sorrow in the eyes of his sick father, his heart sank. "Well leave it, what shall I make for you?" Today her salary had increased.That is why she was very satisfied, while taking out the ramen,beef and rice from the shopping bag, Hae-in asked with a happy heart but then the "ordering program" of Eun-woo and Rose got started immediately.

"Unnie, make the pudding for us." It was Eun-woo.

" Also put jelly in it." This was Rose's request.

"Ok, I made that too" with that she came in kitchen. She was also very hungry, but her conscience did not satisfy her hunger without putting something in her beloved's mouth. After boiling the rice, he prepared the pudding and put it in the fridge to cool. Now that she had put ramen on the stove, she was in the middle of doing things quickly when a knock at the door drew her attention.

"Who is it now?" She spoke to herself and suddenly remembered who has the habit of ringing the door instead of the doorbell.

"Oh...well!" she scolded herself and hurried towards the door. "Who has come ,dear" Mr Park's voice was echoed from the room, the knocking of the door would have put them in fear at that time- "It's Hyunjin"

that young man also came to the same room to inquire about his well-being, so the two children hugged him madly with happiness. In this house full of sadness, even a relative used to come. No one even liked to take a peek so that no responsibility would fall on them.

The food was cooked, ramen, beef stew and rice, Eun-woo and Rose's favorite custard with jelly and chocolate was all their indulgence in those days of poverty, that too only on the day when Y/N gets her salary.

"Eat right, dear!" Hae-in was filling everyone's bowls with more beef stew, but when she was about to fill Hyujin bowls,he stopped her,"I'm full.." There was some hesitation and shame in his words.Couldn't hide from Hae-in eyes.

"It's a good time, my son, it's so nice to sit and eat together like this! Take some food with you, when you go home." This is Mr Park's compassion for his loved ones. His hand and heart were open even in these situations." Hyung! The fan in our room was broken" it was Rose. "And the bulb too" it was Eun-woo. "No problem I will fix it now" Hyunjin caressed someone's cheek or someone's hair - "Hyunjin! Take a look at my washing machine too" said Hae-in while wrapping the dishes, which had been a headache for her for two weeks.

When she called the mechanic, he told her the bill for so much money that he could not afford it. Hyunjin was an expert in electrical work and used to remove such defects by flick of his fingers.

He used to visit two or three times at the houses in a month. So the Hae-in was also very convenient. She used to repair damaged things from him, thus saving money. "Here,take it, Hyunjin..." after fixing the fan and bulb he was now fixing the washing machine which was now working. Wiping both hands with a handkerchief, he extended his hand. "It's too much." looked at her in surprise. "so what?" The verse was spoken in jest. "But it's more than you ever give me" His face was worried."Sir, when my salary has increased, yours should also increase." Putting the machine in the soundboard, he reassured that it was now working.

At the same time, she was addressed in a bad official manner as if she owned a company and today she has given a bonus to her employees. "No, I won't take more than my usual amount," he said slowly while buttoning his sleeves, and Hae-in felt his face very sad and dull. "Idiot.... I am happy when the salary is increased, as it happened to me. And one you!.." Hae-in slapped him on the head with mischiefly manners. "You are employed there." But Hyunjin was still sad. "Now leave but...!" Hae-in forcefully held the money in his hand, "Now say one more word, then I will be angry, that too forever." This would have been a strong threat for Hyunjin.

She knew very well that Hyujin could bear anything but her being sad for a moment. Impossible!

"Take food with you;... Father has strictly warned me, not to let you go from here with empty hands!"Loving behavior used to suppress Hyunjin under the favors of this family.

Otherwise, who was his in this world, he owed the love of this family.

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