The Mermaid I Am

Chapter one

I was walking out the door..bag in hand... haven't seen the place nor heard what it's like. But I imagine a beautiful place. Getting in the car thinking I have left something, I go along for the long drive. The drive in the old 1970 blue truck was uncomfortable. There was no space. But I tried making the best of it. After all this was the first trip we had taken since my dad die on vacation 8 years earlier. It was good to see my mom and three sisters so happy..so  thrilled to go..not thinking..or worrying about what had happened. Not meaning we forget..but it felt like the for the first time..we didn't think about the sadness and loneliness. We felt like a family again. Arriving at our destination..it was a little wooden cabin in the forest. Hidden from the world..the only thing living there where the animals that called that place home. Get out and stepping onto the ground. It was so tranquil and peaceful..a feeling I haven't felt in a very long time. Walking into the cabin I noticed a shadow pass by. I didn't think much of it..after all we are in a forest where many animals live. Walking into the cabin I saw a kitchen..I knew my mom was going to be in there a lot. She was always a big fan of cooking and loved to prepare meals for the whole family. I also saw a nice sitting area..it reminded me of the one we had on our last vacation. As I walked down the hall to were the rooms where, I  saw five rooms. I decided to take the smallest one. I knew that my mom and sisters would like to have the bigger ones so I settled in that one. Unpacking my bags I realized I had left my phone charger..knowing my sisters and mom don't have phones that meant I had to last a week on only 50% batter. But it was ok because I didn't want to use my phone to much because I wanted to enjoy our vacation. As I finished unpacking it had become dark and my mother had cooked dinner. "Kids time to eat" she said in a glad voice, I ran down the hall to the kitchen and sat down to eat. My mom had cooked her famous chicken soup dinner. She knew it was my favorite..it was also my dads favorite..witch is why we had never cooked it till now. The meal was one to remember. After eating we had decided that it was getting late and we should probably head to bed. Going into my room and getting changed I remember that I had left one of my bags in the car. It was very dark out and I didn't want to go outside. It was 12:03 at night and it was very hard to see. Walking out my room and going down the hall I open the door and walk out. I remember a switch outside that turned on a lamp that was outside. I flicked it up. Light spread, feeling the places of darkness. As I walked to the car I noticed that it looked like some type of hand print on the Hood of the car. I really didn't think much about it. Opening the door of the car I see my green bag and grad it. Walking back and turning off the switch and closing the door, I walked quietly back to my room. I got done getting dressed and brushed my teeth in the bathroom, the bathroom was small and was a grayish color but it was a nice bathroom. Walking back to my white bed I lay down and close my eyes.

Thank you so much for reading chapter one of my new book "The Mermaid I Am". Chapter two will be longer but I just wanted to get a feel for how the story will play out. Any suggestions/ideas for the book would be great! Thanks for reading -Author