How else do I explain to the judges that a glistening iridescent tail of a mermaid knocked me off of my board?
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The fall caused me to lose today's surf competition.
I'm pissed, absolutely furious!
I only had one more wave to ride until I would wow the crowd with a flip that I have been perfecting for months now.
I needed badly to win the thousand-dollar grand prize, yet a silly mermaid ruined my plans!
My parents used to tell me tales about them..
Like Santa Claus, I gave up the magic of believing when I was just a boy, but today... Today those beliefs have come back full force.
I know that I saw a mermaid! I seen, her..
Punching a palm tree out of anger causes a coconut to fall from the tree and boink me in the head.
"Ouch!" Rubbing the new sore spot of my scalp, I begin to shout towards the sky. "Universe! Is there anything else you want to do to me today?! Go ahead, take your shot!"
"I wouldn't ask for that." My long time best friend Derek begins to laugh at me. "With your luck today, a bolt of lightning is coming for you next."
"I know what I saw Derek." I begin to shout at my friend. "I didn't fall on my own! I'm telling you, it was a mermaid!"
