There were two men, based on the voices I could hear coming toward me. And they sounded drunk. It was very similar to the people I'd seen in movies and on TV. And if they were drunk, they might be dangerous. Wasn't that how it went with drunk people? At least it was in the movies I'd seen.
"Give me the keys." One man's words slurred as he spoke. "I want to go fast and feel the wind."
"Nah! We're supposed to be fishing." The other's voice was equally slurred as the first man's, but I didn't hear what else he said. I was swimming fast, and my head ducked under the water for a moment.
"What's that?" One man asked, apparently they'd heard my vigorous swimming. And I tried not to splash or make a lot of noise. How had they even heard me?
"Is it a mermaid?" The other man asked, his
