Changing Destiny

Chapter 1

Ever since I was little I always wanted to be a part of something big, like really big. I always wanted to help people and give them hope just like my father did. But my dreams changed the day my dad died surfing. I was only twelve and he was on a huge wave and he wiped out into the rocks and never made it out. He was my inspiration and my hero. He helped a lot of people to have hope that things will get better and I wanted to be just like him.

After he died I just didn't see what the point in helping people find hope when I didn't even have it myself. I stopped surfing for a year or two, but then I realized that he wouldn't want me to give that up, too. Every time I went surfing I felt like he was with me, surfing right beside me and telling me good job. Everyone loved him and they all looked up to him. I was proud to be called his daughter.

My mom and I were never close when he was alive, but after the accident things just turned for the worst because she blamed me for his death all because I begged him to surf the biggest wave and when he did he died. She also started drinking which was not good for her because she was never sober.

Five years after my dad died my mom drank so much she just passed out and was put into a coma, so I had to stay with my best friend Lauren while my mom was in the hospital, so as you can see my life is pretty messed up and it got even messed up when everything changed.

I don't want to get ahead of myself let me start off with my name is Alli and I have light golden brown hair with blue eyes. I'm 17 and a senior in high school. I have three best friends named Lauren, Jessica, and Lola who have always been there for me through it all. I've never had a boyfriend or a first kiss which sucks since I'm a senior in high school. Any ways I love surfing, it's my passion. I surf almost everyday after school. The thing is I never thought surfing and wiping out was going to lead me somewhere wonderful.

It started on an ordinary day I finished school, so I decided to go surfing with my friend Lauren. I was doing great on the waves until a really big wave came and I've always been afraid of big waves since my dad and all, but I tried to surf it, but I wiped out. While I was underwater the strangest thing happened I saw this weird looking fish that was yellow with blue stripes. It did the strangest thing; it swam up to me and bit me on my thigh. I was so scared I swam all the way up to the shore. My friends saw and Lauren asked, "What happened out there?"

"I don't really know, but I'm done for the day lets go back."

"Okay." She said. We walked all the way back to her house and I took a shower. I kept thinking about that fish that bit me earlier today. I've never seen a fish like that before; it was weird. I finished eating and I was really hoping that I wouldn't get anything from that fish bite.

When I was getting ready for bed and I was brushing my teeth I noticed that I had this circle on my leg that wasn't there before, so I yelled, "Lauren! I need you."

"What? What is it?"

"What does this look like?"

"Well it looks like a hickie, but if you don't want to go in depth with it then it just looks like a circle."

"Well thanks for that."

"How did you get it?"

"When I was trying to surf that big wave and I wiped out I saw this strange yellow and blue fish under the water bit me where that circle is now. I've never seen a fish like that before. What am I suppose to do?" I was freaking out more than I probably should be, but I didn't want anything to happen to me. I was afraid.

"Don't panic. I'm sure it's nothing. We will just go on like normal and hopefully it will disappear."

"Yeah hopefully."

Three days have passed and it finally was gone. It wasn't on my leg anymore. I told Lauren I wanted to go swim by myself today. I jumped off a deck and into the ocean and I felt the weirdest thing; it was a tingly feeling I've never felt before and then I felt pain in my legs like huge charlie horses that you get. When I looked down at my feet they weren't there anymore instead of feet I had a tail.

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So I hope you like this first chapter of this story. It may seem boring, but I promise it will get better. My first chapters are never that great. Please let me know what you think of this just by commenting and voting. Also on the right is a picture of Gigi Hadid who plays Alli in this story. Well let me know. Also I'm dedicating this chapter to NocteLamia101 for helping me come up with a plot for this story and for the amazing cover, too.