My legs felt wobbly, as I made my way away from the shore. I felt exposed as I had nothing to cover my skin and was desperate to go home. But I knew that their was no home for me. My parents made friends with the humans, and I had to pay the price. I hid behind a bunch of rocks and looked for a place to start.
A group of humans passed by, and started stripping off their clothes, to reveal even tinier clothing. I didn't get it, if I was ever caught wearing that I'd-, my thought lessened as I saw something that caught my eyes. It was a white top, with black pants, with a hat and shoes. I snatched them when they were not looking and put them on.I slipped out of the area making sure no one noticed me. I saw a place we're they had this kind of food that were what I believed, is called cake. My parents taught me to read and write, at least not until. I took one slice off a platter and took a bite of it. I knew it was wrong to steal, but I thought otherwise. I was starving and I didn't really care.
I put it back and started to exit the empty room.
"Hey, you have to pay for what you ate!" A voice bellowed, making me stop in my tracks. I growled at the person ready to fight if I wanted to. Mermaids were a lot stronger then humans and I was ready to do so. He backed away from me and pressed some buttons on a machine.
He started to talk on the machine and I sighed. Another human going mad, what was that machine any way, it looked kind of familiar. I heard sirens in the background and I growled at the man. He was distracting me, their going to take me away.
I started making my way out until I was met with to older people, with weird clothing. "Move, now!" I growled, trying to exit, once again. " Where are your parents kid, it's dangerous out here alone". One said calmly, writing in his notepad.
"There both dead, can I go". They looked at each other and began writing in their stupid notes. "Your still underaged, you will have to be admitted into a orphanage". I must have looked confused to them because they said, " A place for you to stay until your older". I nodded and got inside their car. I stared out the window as the trees passed by, and I thought, the world on land might not be that bad.
The car stopped and I walked out, "Since, it's almost dinner time, the lady inside will by you clothes tomorrow". I said a quick yes and made my way towards the door. I opened it and looked around, their were little kids scattered everywhere and a few my age. Altogether though they were about 15. "People here get adopted quick, that's why there is a few kids". I sat on the couch by myself and gazed at the inside.
The lady of the building came up to me and asked me a few questions like, how old was I, what's my eye color and much more. I answered with patience, humans tend to lose their temper at times, as I was told. I heard the doorbell ring and I bossed to myself.
The five young men talked to the lady for a while, until they went inside the room. "Children 13-16 come to the office. Only 3 girls stood up and I walked in with them. "Ladies today you are going to be interviewed to see who gets a new home!" They nodded, and I looked around the room. They were about nine people and only eight chairs, and I was about to sit on one until a girl sat on it first. I growled at her and sat on the floor.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at the floor.
I wouldn't fight with a human for a chair, it was ridiculous. They interviewed each girl one by one, and I eventually got to sit on a chair. The last girl walked off and I was alone being stared at by six people.
"So Ella, what do you like to do for fun?" One with curly hair asked me. "I like to sing and swim". I said flatly, pulling on a piece of my hair. They nodded and moved on a next question, and the next one, and the next. Finally I was dismissed and sent back to the room and everyone was staring at me.
"Is there a problem?", I asked them, staring at them intensively. A girl rolled her eyes and carried on what she was doing. The lady came out and smiled widely at us. The other girls were giggling talking about how they were going to be famous or something like that.
I kept to myself not wanting to get in trouble.
" The person that is getting adopted is...... Ella, congrats." I looked up confused and everyone else looked well...... pissed. The bubbly lady grabbed my hand and took me to the room. Once I left the chatter in the next room grew, until it was just screaming violently.
I was let out of the orphanage by the five strange people. "Where are we going?" I said looking at the people. "The one with the excellent short hair said, "Where going shopping and then home". I said ok and got in the car.
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After shopping I got to know the guys and they were kind of cool for humans. We made our way home and I started to scratch my neck violently. Everyone, except Liam who was driving looked back at me.
"Are you okay to, that looks like it's a bad rash". Niall said glancing at me worried. "It's fine, it'll pass soon". They looked at me not sure, but brushed it off. I knew it was in fact not fine. I need water or I'll get weak and die.
We arrived home and I gawked at the place. It was like the palace at home but smaller.I walked up to the door and smiled, it reminded me of my home in the sea. Harry showed to my room and I thanked him and fell asleep.
I was sleeping calmly until my skin screamed pain.
WATER!
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1 direction Adopted A Mermaid
Random13 year old, Ella was separated by her parents by angry fisherman who tried to sell their tails. She fortunately, escaped and entered an orphanage where they promised to care for her. Needing to go to the ocean has become a struggle as she is adopte...