Aquata Cove Ch. 52

"Didn't he say he needed to talk to you?"

"I'm not interested in anything that psycho has to say!" Syrinx said with a frown, "Not when he's liable to just go nuts like that."

"I don't think he's a psycho!" Daniel said.

"After what he tried to do??" Syrinx said, "He doesn't need to talk to me! He needs some SERIOUS help, pronto!"

Daniel looked at her with estranged eyes. She seems so judgmental about Merrick, and she doesn't even know what he's been through, "I wouldn't judge him so harshly! He has a few problems, yeah, but he's working through them!"

"Well, let me know when he's not so attack-prone, THEN we'll talk!"

"Why not just give him a shot? Hear him out or something! What if he needs your help?"

"I can't risk it," Syrinx said, "I used to know somebody who was EXACTLY like him, and she went berserk! ..." She sighed as she shook her head, "I'm sorry, but I can't chance going through that again!"

The music eased down, so that they can talk at a more reasonable volume.

"What does he have against you, anyway?" Syrinx asked, "Why did he attack you guys like that?"

Daniel hesitated, "I... Can't really say, but... Me and my boyfriend was apart of a very private matter, and..."

"... And what?"

"... I REALLY shouldn't say, but... My old boss did a lot of terrible things did to him... And he jumped at me and my boyfriend because he and I were involved..."

"What did you do him?" Syrinx asked.

"..." Daniel sighed and shook his head, "I'm sorry, that's classified. I'm legally not supposed to tell anyone."

"Alright, I get it..." Syrinx took a careful sip of her drink, "If you ever see him again, tell him I'll consider hearing him out if he's had at least one session with a therapist."

"What?? I-I can't do that!" Daniel said, "He even looks at me, then he'll just lose it again!"

"Look, I'm sorry, but I won't see him unless he's had some professional help. He wants to talk to me, that's the condition."

Daniel groaned as he looked at her from the side. His eyes widened as they locked unto her arm. The heart-shaped tattoo looks excruciatingly familiar... The music started to turn back up.

"Hey, uh..." He tapped on her symbol, "Where'd you get that tattoo?" She looked on her arm, then back at him.

"I got it years ago, after I moved out of my parent's house!"

"I think I might've seen it before, I... I kinda like it..."

"Hah, as if!" Syrinx said, "This tattoo is a one-of-a-kind design!"

'I swear, I've seen that design before... But where??' He thought to himself.

"OoH!" Syrinx set aside her half empty glass, "I LOVE this song! Later!" She said as ran off to dance in the crowd.

"See ya..." Daniel said as she ran off.