C h a p t e r 5
The Salty, Vast Sea
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"Wait. How did you know Seunghyun is a man?"
Seungho turned around to face a curious Soohyun. He sighed a little.
"Sounds like a man's name, why? Did you know an animal name Seunghyun?" Soohyun shook his head. "I'm leaving now, need to drop this off for Jiyeon then head back to work." Soohyun nodded before pitching in a suggestion, "If Jiyeon need anything have her call me so you won't have to make all the trips for an item or something." Once Seungho was gone, Soohyun hurried into the bathroom. It's almost like his second home now because of Gain. From before, he barely enter the bathroom, so it was filled with Jiyeon's stuff. Gain was blowing bubbles with half her face underwater and the other above. Soohyun looked down at her, almost not surprise by her acts. She finally stopped when he fully entered and stop to stand beside the tub. "Look I have to go to work so do you think you'll be able to stay here alone without making a mess for like six hours?" "What's work?" She asked. Soohyun forced a smile, "Something people do to earn money-" "Mon-?" "In order to live and survive. Now can you stop asking questions and just stay here while I get ready for work?" "Okay." Gain simply replied. Soohyun nodded with wide eyes. "Thank you." As Soohyun spun to leave he stopped in his steps. He turned his upperbody back around, "Actually I need to take a shower....So...." Gain blinked, "Shower? Can't you take it over there?" Gain ask gesturing to the sink. "Huh?" "Nevermind, enjoy your shower. I'm going to sleep." Gain said as she pulled herself underwater. Soohyun rolled his eyes and left the room. Once Soohyun was done dressing up he headed out the backdoor. Quickly he ran to work, he wanted to get everything done quickly so he'll be able to head back home. Seungho was standing by the empty beach, or the only empty area where marine life are dumped back into the sea, when a large truck pulled toward him and stop. A man hopped out of passenger seat and head over to Seungho. "Hello there, you must be Yoo Seungho?" "Yeah." Seungho greeted, the man was dressed in a leather jacket with a cap; prepared for the breezy weather in Busan. "Uh we've brought the seal, I'll have my men help me unload it back into the sea. Here are the papers you can look over and sign while we do that." The lad handed Seungho a clipboard with papers clipped to it. As Seungho view the papers. The man and three others opened the back of the truck. Quickly they pulled out a cage with a small pool of water and a live seal inside. "Pull it, pull it!" The man demanded to his men. Seungho was called over once they've reached the seashore. As Seungho was heading over he felt himself stepping on something hard. When he looked down he noticed something, but decided to ignore it and head over to the group of men. "Thankfully the seal wasn't harm in anyway during the long ride. We can release it now right?" The man questioned. The brown seal was looking up at Seungho calmly. Seungho nodded and quickly the man pulled the door open. The seal quickly crawled out and ran along the side of the clashing waves before going in. "Did you sign the papers yet?" The man asked, Seungho handed him the clipboard. "Yeah. Don't worry, you guys are free of responsibility regarding the seal." Seungho said, the man smiled. "Thank you! We'll be leaving now then." With that he led his men back to the truck and took off. Once they were long gone, Seungho went back to where he had stepped earlier. Using his shoe, he moved the sands. Slowly a bony hand began to unravel under the sand. Then the arm was also exposed as Seungho continue kicking the sand to the side. Soon he had half a body, just like a human being, lying out freely on the sand. Seungho inhaled sharply. Mermaid. Gain couldn't sleep and soon grew hungry. For some reason when Soohyun said six hours, she didn't expect him to be gone for so long. She crawled out of the tub, soaking the floor and carpet with water. She recalled Soohyun bringing her fish from the direction opposite where he had lay her on his bed. Slowly she crawled into the kitchen. But everything seems to be hidden from her point of view. The counters were too high, she couldn't see what was on top of it. She wished she was underwater, where one can reach a
Seungho turned around to face a curious Soohyun. He sighed a little.
"Sounds like a man's name, why? Did you know an animal name Seunghyun?" Soohyun shook his head. "I'm leaving now, need to drop this off for Jiyeon then head back to work." Soohyun nodded before pitching in a suggestion, "If Jiyeon need anything have her call me so you won't have to make all the trips for an item or something." Once Seungho was gone, Soohyun hurried into the bathroom. It's almost like his second home now because of Gain. From before, he barely enter the bathroom, so it was filled with Jiyeon's stuff. Gain was blowing bubbles with half her face underwater and the other above. Soohyun looked down at her, almost not surprise by her acts. She finally stopped when he fully entered and stop to stand beside the tub. "Look I have to go to work so do you think you'll be able to stay here alone without making a mess for like six hours?" "What's work?" She asked. Soohyun forced a smile, "Something people do to earn money-" "Mon-?" "In order to live and survive. Now can you stop asking questions and just stay here while I get ready for work?" "Okay." Gain simply replied. Soohyun nodded with wide eyes. "Thank you." As Soohyun spun to leave he stopped in his steps. He turned his upperbody back around, "Actually I need to take a shower....So...." Gain blinked, "Shower? Can't you take it over there?" Gain ask gesturing to the sink. "Huh?" "Nevermind, enjoy your shower. I'm going to sleep." Gain said as she pulled herself underwater. Soohyun rolled his eyes and left the room. Once Soohyun was done dressing up he headed out the backdoor. Quickly he ran to work, he wanted to get everything done quickly so he'll be able to head back home. Seungho was standing by the empty beach, or the only empty area where marine life are dumped back into the sea, when a large truck pulled toward him and stop. A man hopped out of passenger seat and head over to Seungho. "Hello there, you must be Yoo Seungho?" "Yeah." Seungho greeted, the man was dressed in a leather jacket with a cap; prepared for the breezy weather in Busan. "Uh we've brought the seal, I'll have my men help me unload it back into the sea. Here are the papers you can look over and sign while we do that." The lad handed Seungho a clipboard with papers clipped to it. As Seungho view the papers. The man and three others opened the back of the truck. Quickly they pulled out a cage with a small pool of water and a live seal inside. "Pull it, pull it!" The man demanded to his men. Seungho was called over once they've reached the seashore. As Seungho was heading over he felt himself stepping on something hard. When he looked down he noticed something, but decided to ignore it and head over to the group of men. "Thankfully the seal wasn't harm in anyway during the long ride. We can release it now right?" The man questioned. The brown seal was looking up at Seungho calmly. Seungho nodded and quickly the man pulled the door open. The seal quickly crawled out and ran along the side of the clashing waves before going in. "Did you sign the papers yet?" The man asked, Seungho handed him the clipboard. "Yeah. Don't worry, you guys are free of responsibility regarding the seal." Seungho said, the man smiled. "Thank you! We'll be leaving now then." With that he led his men back to the truck and took off. Once they were long gone, Seungho went back to where he had stepped earlier. Using his shoe, he moved the sands. Slowly a bony hand began to unravel under the sand. Then the arm was also exposed as Seungho continue kicking the sand to the side. Soon he had half a body, just like a human being, lying out freely on the sand. Seungho inhaled sharply. Mermaid. Gain couldn't sleep and soon grew hungry. For some reason when Soohyun said six hours, she didn't expect him to be gone for so long. She crawled out of the tub, soaking the floor and carpet with water. She recalled Soohyun bringing her fish from the direction opposite where he had lay her on his bed. Slowly she crawled into the kitchen. But everything seems to be hidden from her point of view. The counters were too high, she couldn't see what was on top of it. She wished she was underwater, where one can reach a
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