As Blue As The Ocean! [Merman] #thewattys2024

Chapter Twelve

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"You are free to go! We have statements from witnesses that day and saw you did not kidnap the merman!" the officer tells me.

He removes the ankle bracelet from my ankle. It felt good to get this awful thing removed from my ankle.

I glance down at my ankle. I had a red raw ring around it from the monitor being on there a few days. I rub my foot. My ex-boss Gary comes in the room.

He talks to the police about the turn of events. He owed me an apology for firing me. That asshole. How could anyone believe that I was able to kidnap a merman all by myself? I was not a good swimmer. And I was a weakling. People sure were stupid.

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"Elissa, we have agreed to give you your job back. We have a few conditions first" Gary announces as he comes over to me.

"What are they?" I wonder. Not that I wanted the job or planned on taking it.

"We know you did not take the merman. We will give you the job back if you help us retrieve the merman into our custody. For some reason the sea which was after you. And the merman has a connection with you. He is protecting you. We saw footage. We want the witch and the merman" he says. "if you agree to help us then you can come back to work for us full time with a raise" he explains to me.

I shake my head. "Well that is something. A raise huh?" I ask.

Gary nods. "Full benefits" he adds.

"No" I state.

"What?" he stammers.

"No, you heard me" I say. "I did not like how you were treating that merman. It was in humane. Then you were going to hand him over to the government so they could do god knows what to him! That was not right! You all do not care for sea creatures like I thought you had!" I snap angrily at him. "I will never help you get the merman back" I declare. "he is free, and I am glad. He is where he should be"