Girl Underwater

The Ceremony

The next morning I woke to the noise of Felicity getting ready. With a groan I forced myself out of bed and to my closet. I pulled out a green bikini top and a pair of black bathing suit shorts. grabbing a green t-shirt to go over top of the bikini top. I had to rummage through some stuff to find my black and green flip flops. I really need to set my stuff out before bed but I'm not organized like that.

I went to the bathroom did my morning routine and through my hair into a messy bun. I figure I'm going to be at the beach no point fixing my hair just to mess it up again. With a yawn I open my door and surprise surprise Dillon is there. Dillons wear a blue cut off tank and some black and blue bath suit shorts that bring the blue out in his eyes and make him look even blonder.

I open my mouth to ask him why he up there and Felicity come out of her room dropping a beach towel and a bunch of makeup and hair products. Me and Dillon scramble to pick everything up for her and she stands there with her arms crossed waiting. "You don't mind carrying this stuff down for me do you?" Felicity asks giving me a pointed glare.

Before I can answer Dillon grabs everything out of my hands and shoves it back to his sister. "She literally went into a comma two days ago and your wanting her to carry your things? Grow up sis you got two arms and two legs carry your own junk." Dillon said turning to me, "You need help carrying anything?"

I shake my head no and go grab my green and white beach towel out of the closet between me and Felicitys room. "This is all I need so yeah I got it, but uh, thanks", I say before walking around him and down the steps.

Entering the dining room and sitting down I realized Lisa and Felicity decided to wear matching purple outfits a dress to cover their bathing suits with mom and daughter jewelry and matching flip-flops. My dad was wearing a green t-shirt and green and black swim shorts so I guess we were matching to but unintentionally. Me and dad just both loved green. So much so he actually helped me when I dyed my hair green. Hands down the best dad a girl could for.

We all sat and ate breakfast together quietly before the limo got there to take us to the beach. My dad asked Dillon if he was sure he had everything at least a hundred times before we all hopped in. The beach was a twenty minute drive of complete awkwardness. Lisa and Felicity were chatting about finding the best place to tan. Dad and Dillon were going over the ceremony because he'd be going through it first then we could all just hang out at the beach. I was just kinda there.

When we made it to the beach we all got out and headed to the seats that had been set up under a pavilion for the graduation ceremony. Dillon disappeared to one of the dressing areas to get his cap and gown on. The ceremony took a few hours between all the speakers and everyone receiving their certificates. Once it was finally over and the caps had gone flying the principal motioned us over to another pavilion with food and told everyone to have fun and be safe.

With that everyone scattered between the food or heading straight to the beach. Lisa and Felicity were gone before Dillon even made it back to us but we all expected that. "Hey you guys want to eat before we head down?" my dad asked me and Dillon.

"Yeah I see some fried chicken that is calling my name. Wanna race?" I asked my dad.

Before my dad could answer Dillon took off running yelling "Last one there has to chug a root bear!" I gasped for one he was cheating and two how'd he know about me and my dads chug a root beer thing?

My dad eye balled me then started running. Without thinking anymore in it I yelled, "Oh no you don't!"

In the end my dad and Dillon did beat me and I ended up chugging a root beer and burping so loud it would have put them both to shame in a burping contest. After eating we decided to play a game of volleyball and I dominated. I mean I used to play for the schools team. This was one of my sports no way was I gonna let them beat me. Plus seeing me and Dillon play my old friends and Josh joined in.

It was actually really fun and felt like old times until Felicity came over. After winning the third match Felicity started clapping, "Wow, way to go Sierra. Hey Josh I need to talk for a second." Josh took off with Felicity and we decided to end the game since Dillons team was one member short.

I walked over to my dad who had put me, his, and Dillons towels down by Felicity and Lisas. My dad say beside Lisa and had me on the other side I plopped down and Dillon say beside me.

"Did you two have fun?" my dad asked.

"Apart from being whooped by a girls team I definitely had fun," Dillon said laughing.

I smirked and said, "You should have played to dad then you'd be burping up root beer." Dad and Dillon laughed but Lisa looked disgusted. As if Felicity could tell her mom was upset she came over holding Joshes hand.

"Do you guys want to go for a swim?" she asked. My dad and Lisa declined and Dillon said yes but I didn't answer. Everyone knew I didn't do swimming in the ocean. Dillon started running to the water but Felicity and Josh who had started walking turned back around. "Hey Sierra don't you wanna swim to?" Felicity asked.

"Ummm big fear of ocean water remember?" I said shaking my head no.

"Oh yeah I forgot about that," Felicity said pretending she didn't know. "Well since your not swimming could you go grab my towel and bring it down?" She said before turning around and walking with Josh to meet Dillon who was already swimming.

I sighed and got up grabbing Dillons and Felicitys towels figuring Dillon might want his too. My dad told me I didn't have to and I just said I don't mind. I walked over to wear the water just touched the sand and let it run over my toes while I waited. Next thing I knew Josh was picking me up and and throwing me over his shoulder.

I screamed so loud I could just make out Dillons voice and the sound of Felicity yelling back at him. Then Josh threw me. I didn't think I just gulped a big breath of air and then I was underwater. I started trying to swim up but I felt myself being pulled.

I quickly started panicking and let out all the air in my mouth screaming. I was being dragged under I swam as hard as I could but no matter what I did I kept sinking deaper and moving further from the shore. It wasn't long before there were dots in my vision and I knew I was going to die. This was it I couldn't hold it anymore and then I passed out.

I woke up slowly to the sound of something but I couldn't tell what it was. The I heard voices of people talking but I couldn't make them out at first. Slowly the voice got louder and I heard my mom's voice. "Kierra how could you?" my mom said. "I had to mom I could sense that she was hear and if I could who knows who else could," the girl Kierra said. I missed whatever was said next and started hearing a man's voice too but it was to quiet.

Deciding that I must be dreaming I dozed back off. My mom was long gone and that Kierra girl had said mom to her so it obviously wasn't my mom. When I woke again I could still hear weird noises and now I felt something all around me but I couldn't tell what. Then I realized I couldn't wiggle my toes and my legs felt weird. Then everything that had happened came back to me. I was drowning how was I still alive.

My eyes flew open and I screamed a blood curling scream. Suddenly a merman, my mom as a mermaid, and the mermaid girl from my dreams that looked almost exactly like me swam into the room. I looked at them and screamed again I tried to take a step back and realized I had a tail. I was starting to feel dizzy. Was I still dreaming? This didn't feel like a dream? How. Was. This. Possible!

Not knowing how to swim with my tail I curled into a ball and tried to make myself as small as possible. My mom approached me first. Apart from having a yellow tail she looked exactly like how I remember. Brown long hair brown eyes and pale skin and a skinny build like mine. The merman behind her had brown hair slightly lighter than me and my mom and the mermaid that looked like me. He had green eyes and a slight tan and looked really muscular. His tale was blue I looked back at his green eyes.

It was then that I noticed the slight green in the mermaid girls eyes too. They resembled mine as we were perfect copies of each other apart from her being musclar in comparison to me being to skinny. I looked between the man and her and noticed the shape of our nose was the same too and the shape of our eyebrows this was really weird.

"Sierra, I know your scared and have no clue what's going on, I am so sorry honey." My mom started. I slowly uncurled to get a better look at her. She had aged in the last five years but not as badly as dad. "I hate that we are telling you this way," she went on and gave the Kierra mermaid a pointed stare who turned and looked away as if she had no clue why my mom was looking at her like that.

"Do you remember the story I used to tell you when you were little?" she asked. I nodded and she continued, "Well that is our story." I looked at her like she was crazy. But in a way it made since I mean I'm literally a mermaid but wait that would mean my dad was a mermaid. Meaning my dad wasn't my dad. Then who was my dad. I looked back at the man who looked a lot like me and the Kierra who I now was realizing was my copy my twin sister. Oh my lands I have a twin sister! And I'm a freaking mermaid!!!!

"Sierra you need to calm down or your gonna pass out again," the man said.

"Your my real dad aren't you?" I asked.

He nodded and said, "Yes, I am Mitch and chief of our water tribe your father."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" I asked looking at my mom. "Why?" my voice broke and I had to swallow back my tears. "Why did you leave me?" I asked quietly but before she could answer I yelled. "Why did you leave me!" and then I did start crying. I just couldn't handle it.

Before I could say or do anything Kierra was there beside me. Holding me. Suddenly I felt a connection I couldn't explain. I knew what it was but couldn't tell how I did. Kierra was sending me love and comfort, compassion and care through the link and taking in my hurt and pain. She looked at our mom and as if she could read my mind she asked her to leave.

I knew I'd have to patch things up with my mom sooner or later and I could see how hurt she was as she and then Mitch my dad left. I just wasn't strong enough to do it right now. I honestly had never felt weaker. But Kierra was there and she was strong and I could tell she would never leave me as if I could read her mind. I just knew. We laid there a long time just holding each other and before long I drifted off to sleep. But I could tell Kierra was still there guarding and protecting me like she always would from now on.