A Siren's Song (Mystic Cryptic Creatures)

Chapter One

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Why did I let myself get talked into this? It was my turn next to sing in the talent show. My best friends had pressured me till I finally gave in to them. They could be so persistent!

I wouldn't be so shaken with fear if I could find my necklace. No, it wasn't a good luck charm, although my fears would have subsided some having it. And you would think I was shy being so frightened to go out there and sing. But it wasn't that. No, I wasn't thrilled about the aspect of everyone staring at me but it scared me more that people were going to listen to me. There are some great singers and so not so great singers but I could carry a note; no problem. But the real problem lay in what I was. I am a siren. To be more exact, a sirena, which simply means my dad is a human and my mom is a siren. I am sure you are shaking your head in disbelief but it's true.

The way they met has a lot to do with why I choose to hide my powers. My mom was a siren and my dad was in the navy. One day, his ship passed by the cliffs of the coast of Capri.

My mom happened to be singing and my dad fell overboard, listening to her song. My mom noticed and jumped in and saved him. The incident left my dad deaf. He had hit his head on a rock but luckily he wasn't hurt more than that.

It was love at first sight for both of them but deep down, she was saddened by the fact that she never knew if it was just her voice he fell in love with and nothing else. But she left the doom and gloom business of being a siren and married my dad and had me and are living a happily ever after. Maybe not fairy tale like but close enough.

So she decided a long time ago, she would not let me know the same fate. She wanted me to know love for what it was and not to be confused with the magical power of my voice. So she gave me my necklace. It was a mermaid medallion necklace that opened a locket but inside wasn't a picture but grains of sand from the island of Anthemoessa. It prevented my powers.

Normal sirens could control their powers but half-sirens like I am could not. But now, it was my turn next in the talent show and my necklace was nowhere in sight.

It was a priceless family heirloom and my mom promised to take me there one day to Anthemoessa to visit the land of my ancestors. And now unfortunately, I could not find my necklace anywhere.....

I had taken it off to put on my costume for the talent contest and laid it on my vanity back stage but somehow it ended up missing.............

But no need to worry about that now as I heard my name called, my stomach dropped. The announcer said, “Caramie Carter with her beautiful voice is up next. You might know her mother from the old band, The Harmonies.” Oh, that's one thing I forgot to mention my mom was a singer. Perfect cover for a ex-siren. But she retired from all that but no one never fails to mention my mom. It is so intriguing in their otherwise ordinary mediocre lives, I suppose. Sometimes, I feel like I am just a shadow of her but now it was time for me to go on stage.....without my necklace. Gulping, I took a deep breath and stood on stage, debating if I should feign stage fright or have the chance of someone finding out my secret. Here goes nothing and I opened my mouth to sing...........

You see me in plain sight

a vision caught in the wind

but what seems to pull you in

is my song of the night

I got you hypnotized

by the look in your eyes

but is it just my song you hear

or do you see me for real?