TAYLOR:
I ran as fast as I could to school.
I NEEDED to tell my best friend Hunter about what happened.
I opened the doors, and luckily there was no teacher bored with their life just waiting to give me a detention slip.
I waited in the lunchroom until the bell rang.
When it finally did, I quickly walked to his locker, because he always goes to his locker after class.
"Hunter!" I yell in his ear.
He jumps and says, "Geez, what's up with you? Finally showed up to school?"
I roll my eyes. "You better have lunch right now."
"I do... And why?" He says while slowly closing his locker door.
"Because," I whisper while grabbing his arm leading him to the lunchroom.
I sit down on a chair, as Hunter refuses. I gesture him to sit next to me, but he just has to ruin everything.
"Yeah, Imma grab food first." Hunter says walking away.
"No! No! No," I say chasing him.
I grab his shoulder and whisper, "It's really important!"
"So is my hunger!" He argues. "Just let me grab some pizza."
I groan and wait for him at the table in the back of the lunchroom, because I don't want everyone to hear that I saw a mermaid thank you very much!
When Hunter comes back, he brings his girlfriend Janice with him...
I don't hate her, I don't even really mind her.
She's just there, ya know? I mean, I can consider her a friend I guess.
When they approach, I say, "Uh, hey Janice!"
Hunter gives me a unhappy look.
"So you finally decide to come to school, ay?" Janice says laughing.
"That's what I said!" Hunter chuckles.
They both sit down as I scratch my head.
Should I tell Janice? I don't know if this is something you tell to just regular friends. I'm only tell Hunter because I've known him since the third grade, so I know I can trust him.
Whatever. I don't want to piss either of them off.
"So... Earlier this morning, I went surfing. A big wave came over me, and the next thing I know I'm falling deeper and deeper in the water." I start.
"And this girl, she came to save me. I looked down and..."
I looked up to see their reactions to the story so far and... They probably think I'm going insane.
"She was... She had this tail,"
Before I could finish, Janice bursted out laughing. "Wait, like a mermaid?"
"Shut up!" I shushed her. "Yes, she was... A mermaid."
They both looked at each other with a odd facial expression.
"I think you just dreamt that, bro." Hunter says holding in a laugh.
"Which part? The mermaid or the girl?" Janice said while laughing so hard, I was surprised I understood what she said.
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Mermaid On Land
FantasyA mermaid. Wishing to be on land. Not surprising? Well this mermaid is Oceane Finnman and she knew her story would be different after she saves a boy from drowning and obviously instantly falls in love.