The Mermaid Tale "If I Could Stand"

Calamari

The sun shimmered on my face as I opened my eyes. I rolled over and my hand grazed the sheet that had been covering me. I suppose I had been sleeping for awhile now. I look around the monumental bedroom and smile. I suppose this is what it's like to be human. I rise up and my feet touch the marble brown floor. I watch my step as I walk over to the mirror. I gaze in awe at my changes. I still felt slightly weird without my fins, but I'll grow out of it.
I go into the bathroom and run my hands across the walls. I didn't have to shower or I suppose brush my teeth. I remembered that if I did I'd ruin the spell. I decided to pop in a mint that Andrina had given me yesterday. It felt good to be living the life of my dreams.

"Anastasia are you awake?" I hear Andrina say as she opens up the door.

"Yes, I am now. The bed felt wonderful." I say softly still gazing at the room's glory.

"Well, this is California. This is where you'll be living for now. You gotta get enrolled in that school."

I was confused. I was nowhere near smart enough to get into school. What school was this?

"What school?"

"You're gonna love it. Your Prince Charming is there." She says smiling mischievously.

She skips out the room smiling and beaming like a ray of sunshine. I didn't want to attend any school. I wanted to stay here and enjoy life as a human and that's it. The school idea she has worries me. Prince Charming?

"Andrina why can't I just stay here. I just wanna be human."

She nods her head but puts her hands on my shoulders.

"Listen, you can't stay here and then get arrested for not attending school. Since you're underage you can get locked up for truancy. It's a human thing."

I nod my head but I'm still confused. Most of this stuff was all new to me.

"Alright well the school is near your old habitat so you won't have to worr-"

"Andrina I can't go there! Do you know that's the same school with the boy? He saw me remember? He'll recognize me!"

She smiles and laughs. What is it with her and all these laughs? This was a serious matter and all she could do is laugh about it. Somewhere in my mind I felt as if she purposely tortured me.

"You have to go there. I can't afford another school because of this large house."

"Well, I heard before that the schools where humans where the same tacky clothes mean it's a pricey place. Are you sure this is the cheapest school to pick?"

She doesn't answer but instead nods her head. I groan in frustration and walk swiftly into another room. My stomach felt funny and it turned. I hadn't felt this feeling very much before and it felt different.
I held my stomach as I sat down on the couch near the window. I was still adjusting to my new home. It was larger than I thought it'd be. I wondered how she could afford all of this in the first place. I thought it maybe her lovers money she told me about.
I looked toward the back of the room and I saw a a strange looking device playing music. (Phonograph)
I had never seen something so interesting. The music was classical. I walked over to it and put in another round cd. The music sounded strange, but I kind of liked it. It was saying "Stop in the Name of Love."

(Authors Note)
This is an old song that Anastasia listened to. It was by the Supremes a very popular and iconic older singing group with Diana Ross. This was one of their hit songs.:)