When I was 7, I went on a trip to France with my dad. On one of our outings, we went to the beach. As always, I was left to wander alone.
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While I was walking, I came across a beautiful creation. A mermaid, made entirely of sand except for 2 rocks at her chest. The creator had used their finger to draw lines in the sand for scales. I remembered thinking that the next time I went to the sea - side on a day out, I'd make my own sand mermaid
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Now, 7 years later, I finally did it. As I left, I looked back. A small black girl with curly hair, around the age of 7 was looking down in amazement at me sand creation. She was on her own, I watched her look back at a man with another woman. The man had the same skin as her, the woman with pale white skin. She was obviously not her mother.
I smiled at the girl, she hadn't noticed me. But I bet, in under 10 years time, she'll sort any family issues out, like I did. She'll make a sand mermaid, like I did. And live life to the fullest, like I am
