Once there lived a girl who dreamed of being a mermaid with a shimmering tail and that she could swim underwater with the fishes and save her handsome prince from a shipwreck. Every time she went to an aquarium, she hoped she would see a mermaid there, but alas she never did.
As she grew older, she kept on dreaming and she even drew how her prince would look like that she never realised how similar her life actually was compared to the original Hans Christian Andersen story.
One day, she sat down and started comparing her life to the story - She considered her legs to be equivalent to a mermaid tail as she couldn't walk unaided. She didn't have a statue of her prince, but she did have her drawings; she had to wait for at least 5years to see her prince that had striking resemblance to the statue/drawings; she didn't save him from a shipwreck, but she helped him get promoted. And just like the mermaid, no matter what she did, her heart got broken, but by no means did she give up. Right up to this day, her hopes are still high, and every time she slept, her prince would come in her dreams and stay beside her. His dashing smile said it all, and that's how she knew that everything was going to be ok.
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My Short Stories
Short StoryThese short stories were written for a Creative Writing Challenge that takes place weekly at a centre for ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) clients. These stories could be ideas for bigger stories that I may write in the future, but for now, I hope you en...
