Thoughts on being a Mermaid Deep under the water, Abbey opened her eyes. Instead of panic, she felt calm, and in her mind the thought “SAFE” arrived. She looked around. “Okay, Tom was right. I am a fish!” Bubbles coming from both sides of her neck made her touch the area to feel what she could only think of as gills; her mouth and nose were sealed, and a transparent membrane covered her eyes. She looked down at her body. “I’m naked again! Companion, you are a pervert! This is so not fair! If I am a mermaid, I should have a seashell bra and seaweed covering my private parts! She quickly formed a thought that created a swimming costume for herself. “So what if only fish can see me? A girl can still be modest, can’t she?” She then studied her body some more to see that she had webbed

