"Tha mo chridhe briste." Seeing you with another human, another blow to my heart. It's you that I loved. I still wait for you. I have to go into the ocean. My home. You don't love me anymore like you once did. I cry hot tears. I transform into a seal and dive into the cold sea. "Why did you leave me and fall in love with your own kind? A human. I thought you loved me when I transformed into a human being. But you don't. Why? Why? Why? Have I gone insane? Or were you being a fool for loving me like you did?"
The end.
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Selkies, Gaelic Songs, and Highlander Mythology: Short Stories
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