Elspeth had not been above water for four years.
After her mother had told her about the curse, she adamantly refused to go up on any shore, if it could not be the one she had always been on. Looking back, it was disgustingly childish, and she really wished she had not been so focused on one thing.

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The Maid and The Selkie
Short StoryMacrae finds a strange child on the sand. Elspeth finds her preconceptions are not as true as fact. They find friends in each other, and want to keep that love forever. Cover made with www.canva.com