Drowning Above Water

This is based off a dream I had the other night.

Author's note: I know its short! Sorry, part 3 will be up tomorrow

 

PART 2

If they see you, you'll never be able to come back to mommy and daddy." her parents would tell her.

She wondered what they would have said now.

"Daddy! Daddy! Come here quick! We caught a real mermaid princess!" said the little boy who'd first seen her.

Natalie sat, trembling near the boats edge, her whole life she'd been taught to fear humans, all the morbid things they'd do to her if they ever got the chance.

"Hello there, pretty" said the man who gripped her arm tight enough to break a bone. "Now don't you worry, we aint gonna hurt you. This here's my youngest Jordon" he smiled gesturing to the small boy. "And I'm Steve."

Natalie felt a sharp pain in her lower back and cried out, she knew what was coming.