The Suburban Mermaid
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Last published Wed, May 16, 2018
Ashley was like any other girl. Moving into her Junior year at the neighboorhood high school, an average member of the swim team, part time worker at an ice cream shop, and seeker of her one true love.
On a fateful trip to the coast during summer break, she comes across a beautiful, sprakling, chain necklace in a gypsie shop. She seems to be drawn to it, and compelled to have ut for herself. What she just cannot prepare for is exactly how this small pearl necklace will change her life forever...
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