Mermaidish Stories

Scale • /skāl/ • Noun 1. Each of the small, thin horny or plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 2. Something resembling a fish scale in appearance or function, in particular. 3. (Personal.) What covered her, the most beautiful woman I've seen. 4. (Personal.) What made her unique, what caused her pain, what made her a laughing stock.

Leni can't help breaking her promise. Waiting for the injured surfer to regain consciousness is worth the risk of having him discover her healing abilities. Because her birthmark radiated heat the moment she touched him-and that has to mean something. Maybe she's finally met someone who knows who she is and where she came from. Author's Note: This story is dual POV. Topher deserves a paragraph here, but I haven't managed to write it yet. :)