Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings
“I could see Mom’s eyelids flutter through the water. She lay limp, like when I’d found her under the dock. I needed to get her out of the creek and into salt water again. A big, wide ocean would have come in handy right about then.
Dad picked up on the first ring.
“Sorry, honey, I’m driving as fast as I can but I’m still an hour away. How’s Mom?”
“She’s holding on, but I’m not sure for how long.” I moved to the creek’s opening and crouched behind a bush to look across the lake. The Martins’ sai...lboat cruised toward the bridge. I could see Luke and Trey sitting above deck.
Shoot! They were early.
“The Martins are about to go through the lock with their sailboat. I was thinking I’d help Mom swim across, but maybe we should wait for you instead.”
Getting Mom through the boat lock meant becoming a mermaid again. Every other time, the change had been kind of forced on me. This time, I’d be the one making the choice. I wasn’t sure I could do it.
“Do you think she could make it if we carried her over the bridge to the other side of the lock?”MoreLess
Dad picked up on the first ring.
“Sorry, honey, I’m driving as fast as I can but I’m still an hour away. How’s Mom?”
“She’s holding on, but I’m not sure for how long.” I moved to the creek’s opening and crouched behind a bush to look across the lake. The Martins’ sai...lboat cruised toward the bridge. I could see Luke and Trey sitting above deck.
Shoot! They were early.
“The Martins are about to go through the lock with their sailboat. I was thinking I’d help Mom swim across, but maybe we should wait for you instead.”
Getting Mom through the boat lock meant becoming a mermaid again. Every other time, the change had been kind of forced on me. This time, I’d be the one making the choice. I wasn’t sure I could do it.
“Do you think she could make it if we carried her over the bridge to the other side of the lock?”MoreLess
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