In Too Deep

Chapter 2

Today is the day. The day that I'm turning 17. Gosh, has it really been that long? It feels like just yesterday that I was wearing pigtails, while listening to Hot Diggity Dog by Mickey Mouse.

I mean today doesn't really matter anyway. Nobody even knows I exist and my mom doesn't care about me either. It's going to be another boring day.

I get out of the comfy bed, and head to the bathroom to take my morning shower. 

 I feel the cold tiles beneath my feet and sensation overtakes my body. Coldness helps me relax unlike heat. I think that's why I like water more than other people. 

I take my shirt off and tie up my hair to get ready for my shower. But when I look in the mirror, I notice that my birthmark is gone. I swear the black mark was just there yesterday. Did it move or fade away?

Can a birthmark even do that?

 It usually started on the back of my neck then traveled down to my back. 

I can't see my birthmark at all, it was like it... disappeared. No. That's not possible.

Maybe it just faded away. I mean I have heard stories about birthmarks fading after a while so maybe it's happening to me. 

Whatever. I jump into the shower and turn on the water. Once the stream of water hits my skin, I feel relief that everything's going to be okay. I feel safe... in a way.

After a few seconds, I begin to lose my balance. I clumsily fall out of the shower and tumble to the ground. 

Great, now the water is everywhere. But what catches my eye the most is the green and blue scales that are connected to my legs. 

It's a tail! The ones that fish usually have on their bodies. This must all be a dream. Snap out of it! Snap out of it, Melody!

This is unbelievable. This thing. What am I? Who am I? 

I need answers, so I can get rid of the horrifying tail. I don't want to be like a monster. People already treat me like I am, so why do I have to look like one?

I try to move myself up to stop the water from running. Jeez, it's so difficult. After a few tries I finally got it. I rigorously grab a clean towel from the bathroom vanity table. I pat myself dry, along with the water surrounding me. Mom is going to kill me if she finds out I made this mess.

After about 15 minutes, everything around me looks better than before. I washed and dried the bathroom tiles. So now they look as good as new.

Suddenly, my feet or fin started to tingle. I'm shivering now. My whole body has goosebumps.

"Wh- Why am I-I-I so co-cold?" I say out loud.

All of a sudden, it stops. Everything stops and my disgusting-looking tail is gone. I can see my feet again. I check the clock on the wall, get up, and rush to get dressed. I don't dare to ever step into that shower again. 

It's definitely haunted or something.

I run downstairs and out the door. I can't miss my English test today.  

Rushing to get to class, I realize that the tail went away because it was dry and I got the odd fin because I touched water. What in the "H2O: Just Add Water" is this?  It was only a matter of seconds before the tail appeared. But I know for a fact that when girls turn 17, they don't get mysterious tails.

Once I arrive at school, I grab my books and head to English. Panting, I stumble in the class looking like a complete idiot.

"Melody. You're thirty minutes late! Sit down!" Mrs. Fiona says with anger.

I do as told immediately and head to sit at my usual spot, which was the back of the class.

I feel the class' stares on my face while I walk along the aisle to the back. With my head down, I feel a sudden tingle down my spine that traveled down to my legs... it's that feeling again. The feeling I felt this morning.

Why were they all still staring at me?

I stop towards the end of the aisle and feel a wet substance on my head. The AC was dripping wet soggy water on the top of my head..

Shit.

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