Lies Beneath
“It wasn’t until its nose bumped against the rock that I looked up.“You can’t find happiness outside yourself, Calder.” I shook my head. “You sound like a fortune cookie.” “It’s still true. Everyone’s always trying to do it, y’know.They try to get with the right people, hook up with the right guy, join the right club— without ever asking what ‘right’ is.” “And this is somehow supposed to apply to me? I’m not 207 some identity- confused sophomore, Lily. If you haven’t been listening, I turn into ...a thieving, murdering fish.” She smirked. “But you’re not a murderer. At least . . . you don’t want to be. I’m just saying, you wouldn’t be jealous of happiness if you had some for yourself. If you had your own, you wouldn’t want to rob others of theirs.”“You make that sound simple. Don’t you think in centuries of merpeople that someone might have figured that out?” “I’m thinking maybe no one’s tried. Or cared.” I couldn’t answer that.MoreLess
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