Mezmerising

Chapter 4

My name. My name. Why would my name be on the front of this letter? And in challenger squid ink, no less. The challenger squid is incredibly rare. It only lives in Challenger's Deep, the deepest part of the ocean. Most sirens don't write things down; we have no need too. Someone had to have gone through a lot of trouble to written this down in the only ink that doesn't get smeared my the water.

Celeste and I were back at my cave by now. After I found my name on that letter, it freaked me out. So we high-tailed it back home and had dinner. We had conch, wrapped in seaweed, with shrimp and clams on the side, with a mix of different kinds of seaweed to top it off. Now I'm studying the outside of the letter, hesitant to open it. Who knows what could be inside?

I go to rip open the letter, then pull back, unsure. I'll never know unless I open it. Before I can change my mind, I rip open the envelope, and the letter floats out. No going back now, I'm thinking. I rip open the letter and begin to read.

Dearest Mesmera,

If you're reading this, it means I am no longer in your life.

I think about who this could be. The only people who have been in and out of my life are Luna and... Mother? The letter was from my mother? I read on, now anxious to hear what my mother had to say.

. . . and for that I am sorry. However, there is something you must know about us as a race. Something I had intended to do before whatever happened to me happened,, something that you must now carry out. But first, you need to know what I have discovered. Our kind were not always sirens. We were mermaids. There was no problem with humans. In fact, we could even reveal ourselves to the ones we trusted. Even I am not old enough to have seen those days. It was over 1,000 years ago (in human years) and around 700 years on our timeline. Mesmera, there is a way to break this curse. An old queen, Queen Serafina, found a way to do this to us. But you can undo all the evil she has wrought. I need you to travel to the Baltic sea, and visit the nymph named Erza. She will tell you what to do. Take Luna with you, if she is still around. I never told you, but you were born in the Baltic sea Mesmera, you can get there on pure instinct. When you get to Erza's, tell her you are my daughter. She will know what to do. I'm sorry you must do this without me, but thank you, what you' are doing will benefit all of us. I wish I could see you now. I know you are beautiful inside and out. Goodbye Mesmera, I Love you.

Love,

Mother

My silver tears swiled in the water, though I hadn't even known I was crying. Mother. She had written to me, before everything went wrong. She must have written it when I was just a little girl, before she died. And a cure. A cure! I had always thought that we were just sirens. If we were mermaids, we could even socialize with humans. What am I thinking?! Humans are despicable beings. They hurt and hate and destroy. And they kill. On purpose. I probably sound like a total hypocrite, but at least when we kill, it's beyond our control. It's not our fault, it's that queen's. I can't want to like humans. they took so much from me. my fists clench, and I could practically feel my heart harden. Fine. I would get the cure, to honor mother, but I wouldn't use it.