I floated over to the brightly lit area where the humans would come to look at me, mildly interested in seeing new faces. There was a little girl staring up at me.
"Hello!" She said to me, waving.
I waved back.
She was soon dragged off by her mom.
A few hours later, the little girl returned, alone.
"Are you a real mermaid?" She asked me.
I nodded.
"My mom said you a hoax," she crossed her arms. "I think you're real, cause a person wouldn't be able to hold her breath that long."
I didn't say anything.
"Are you real?" she asked, tentatively.
I nodded again.
"Knew it!" she squealed before running off.
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Caged
Short StoryA young mergirl swam endlessly through the ocean, happy and carefree. One day, she saw a fishing boat. She approached it. When she was very close, she stuck her head out of the water. "Hello." The mergirl greeted the humans standing on the edge. T...
