Its all a dream

Eddy, kary and the other co-workers of Aria searched endlessly for her with large torchlights each one of them held. The seaside was quite distance from the tall lighthouse at Batangas which was owned by their boss at the media station and who volunteered them to take it as their shelter in the middle of their few days vacation from work.

"Aria!!" A masculine voice amongst the others looking for Aria, shouts aloud, his name was Jay. The head editor of L&A (lives ton & Ales media company). He puts a worried look still searching with the large torchlight he held. Jay is considered Aria's persistent suitor by other coworkers at the office, he is cool, smart and responsible and amongst all famous as a person. Every female reporters, editors at the office admires him and hopes for him to court them instead since they all noticed Aria wasnt interested in him and had turned him down a million times he tried to court her, because she seems to only consider him a kind friend.

They all moved on still searching as the night grew darker

"Where could aria be?" Kary sounded so concerned as the beauty mask was still set on her face.

Jay searchs further, squeezing his face " Didn't I warn you guys not to go out"

No one gave a response as they knew Jay was burning with anger at that point, he cared to much for Aria not to be so worried. She was the only one who caught his heart at the office. He considered Aria at heart mainly for her smartness, boldness, cheerful attitude towards everyone she came across as a reporter, and her beauty, words could not describe. Jay looked behind at the others who followed behind tiredly but still searching. " We can't get tired yet guys. We need to find Aria fast before the night falls deeply" he shouted out encouragingly as he looked forward once more to keep searching.

Eddy pants exhaustedly as he squats down to find rest behind the others, his armpits were getting more sweaty from walking. Even the breeze at the sea wasn't helping the plumpy man. " Hey ,go tell Jay that I think we should spilt up, so that way our chances of finding Aria would be much faster" he ordered tiredly to a robust lady close to him.

" Guys she's over here!"

Eddy quickly stands on his feet, running off with the robust lady to the front where Jay screamed aloud.

Jay clasped his hands over Aria's cold face. The others ran and gathered.

"Is she okay?" Kary bent forth touching Aria's whole body worriedly.

" We need to take her to a hospital quickly" suggested eddy

" No hospitals are open at this hour" said a old man which seemed to be their toll guard around Batangas, fillipines.

Jay checked Aria's heartbeat if it still moved

" is she still alive?" Kary asked again putting her palm over her mouth.

Jay nods positively

" We need to get her into the lighthouse quickly, her body is freezing slowly." Jay said,taking her body up gently as he carried her firmly on his arms like a child.

They all looked terrified and followed jay behind.

Eddy opens the doors to the lighthouse ushering jay in who still carried Aria all the way from the seashore while others entered afterwards. The lighthouse's living room looked so enormous, its shined bright lights all over the place making the room's temperature feel warm as that could cool Aria's cold body.

Jay gently placed her on a soft sofa as he hurriedly turned to the toll guard.

" Don't you know any doctors or specialist nearby? " Jay asked anxiously

The old man tried thinking through as he opts immediately " I know a lady specialist closeby"

Jay gave a sigh of relief as he turned to eddy." Follow him and bring the lady doctor here as soon as possible".

Eddy nods following the old man behind hastily still they disappeared out the doors.

The others sat and waited still the arrival of the two they all felt perplexed. Jay sits nearby Aria on the couch and pats her hair gently with so much fear in his brown little eyes. The door suddenly opens , eddy and the toll guard walked in briskly with a young,slender ,fair skinned lady in lemon winter jacket. Everyone gets up staring evenly at the lady doctor.

" Here is the doctor!" The old man said pointing to the lady who entered majestically with her kind appearance.

"Is she the sick lady" asked the doctor towards eddy who nods positively.

The lady moved near to where aria laid, putting her skinny back hands on Aria's forehead to feel her temperature. " what happened to her?"Jay stands up, gently placing Aria's head on a cushion.

" We have been searching for her throughout the night until we saw her lying unconscious by the seaside with her whole body frezzing,so we brought her in immediately " jay explained

Jay stood behind the female doctor watching her put a stethoscope on Aria's chest

" will she be fine doctor? "

" hmmm hmm, her body temperature would be normal in no time, she's still unconcious though,but be rest assured she will be up in no time"

Everyone felt relaxed by this

" Thank Goodness" kary who stood next to jay whispered under her voice.

" I'll just recommend some meds she should take after she gains consciousness" said the doctor as she takes out a pen which was clipped on her right jacket pocket and a small notepad from the other pocket as she jots somethings down.

*****

The night grew darker at the shores as it was impossible for aria to see clearly the man she followed far behind who didn't respond to her continuous yelling of" Hey wait...Mr wait".

She only saw this blurry masculine figure but tried looking harder as she could see his vail,long dark hair which were brushed down his shoulders. He wears a navy bluish pair of trousers with no shirt and no sandals." Was he going for a swim at this hour?" Aria thought. His tiny waist and large broad muscles were buoyant even at the dark hour. Suddenly the figure Aria couldn't stop to admire disappeared into thin air.

Was she dreaming, of course not she thought to herself.

" Where are you... Why did you go just like that" shouted Aria at a spot still looking around for him.

Something glittered behind the large rocks by the seaside, it immediately caught Aria's attention. She moves closer to the rock, she became more eagered to know what glittered by those rocks. Finally, her eyes met the man she was following earlier from the seaside as his back faced her, his hair were more shiner than before but what startled her as she moved to see his face, were his feet replaced with a cobalt fine blue fish tail, his body were full of scales, his both fingers had fins which he laid on the wet rocks.

" Are you here to thank me for saving you? " said the merman calmly as Aria's jaw fell as he spoke. Before She could respond to his question, she slowly drowns from where she stood " Help me ...Help me !!!" Aria yelled to towards the merman who sat there watching.

" Help me!!!" Aria screamed as she wakes up from her bed. Jay who slept beside her at the edges of the bed got awoken by Aria's sudden scream.

Aria's breath became faster. Jay cuddles her immediately like a child" its only a nightmare...its only a nightmare... Shh shhh shhh i am here ... Don't be scared anymore" jay consoled her passionately as she kept muttering "help" on Jay's brace.