Picking up the pace, she crossed the street and started moving towards the river. A quick glance over her shoulder confirmed that he was still behind her.
Pushing down the help button she spoke into her phone. “Siri call Dave” Calling Debbie.. “Dave! Call. Dave”. I’m sorry but I don’t know how to help you. There is a Glade Lane nearby that I can direct you to? “No, you stupid thing!”
She could see the Ivory Towers up head now and broke into a run, bumping and weaving past the tourists loitering along the path. Hey, catch! She threw her phone at an unsuspecting woman.
A bullet ricocheted off the light pole in front of her and passed through the leg of an old man who was watching the boats. Reaching the river, she vaulted over the rail and threw herself in. Her scales opened up as the skin above peeled away, and she swam down into the murky safety of the Mer River.
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Oooouuu that was good! She turned into an alligator, crocodile or a fish of some sort. Excellent!
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Thankyou 🙂 I found this week harder than last weeks prompt, had to pluck a sea creature of the depths :p
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You did! It was an excellent idea!
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So someone knew how her being a mermaid (or some other sea creature). Someone who wanted her dead or alive (eek!). Darn human
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*knew about her (not “knew how her”)
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Yep, someone knew who she was and was trying to capture her.. glad you liked it izzy 🙂
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I think she’s a mermaid. What an exciting story.
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Thanks Mandibelle! I was thinking of a mermaid when I wrote it, my husband thought she was a mutant so I guess that could work too- maybe the river was really polluted!
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What a fun story! Love the title.
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Thankyou Dawn, glad you enjoyed it 🙂 by the way I love your photography, some great shots on your blog!
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Well thank you very much!
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I’m glad she got away – I love mermaids. Your inclusion of Siri misunderstanding instructions made me laugh 🙂
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Thanks Sonya, so glad you enjoyed it!
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My thought was a mermaid 🙂 ~ Why was she shot at? Who by? A wonderful mysterious response to the prompt ~ Well done~
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Thankyou – glad you liked it 🙂 I was aiming for a mermaid trying to evade capture..
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Yes, i wondered why she was shot at too, especially if whoever was following just wanted to capture her. An aptly titled story – a very fishy tale. It’s intriguing to contemplate whether she is a mermaid or something else. At least she was safe in the river,
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I was leaving it with the possibility that she was to be captured, so the bullet was meant to injure her, but maybe it could also be a ‘dead or alive’ kind of capture 🙂
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Thank you for explaining that. I imagined he might have been shooting just to slow her down, hit her in the leg or something. 🙂
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Well I was not expecting that ending! That was very cool lol and I pictured a mermaid so hopefully I got it right 🙂 what a fun story!
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Thankyou! Im glad you liked it.. I didnt know where the ending would take me when I started writing it but the mermaid seemed appropriate with all that water around 🙂
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That’s the fun part about writing, we start with an idea and end up with something unexpected 🙂
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Absolutely- our subconscious is a very interesting 🙂
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That was fantastic! Loved the ending and laughed at the part about Siri – does it ever work the first time? So frustrating! I thought she was a mermaid too.
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Thank! I have issues with siri on a good day so I could only imagine just how ‘helpful’ it would be if you were shouting into your phone while evading capture 🙂
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I love this story. It is so different and it surprised me when I realized she must be a mermaid. I’m glad she got away. Maybe another mermaid did the shooting. She could have an undercover mermaid.
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Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it! Im glad she got away too 🙂 its funny you say the shooter could be a mermaid too as ive had fun with this story and was playing with an idea involving a mermaid mafia of sorts 🙂
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