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Excerpt
Plenty
More Fish In The Sea
by
Anna Fallon
“If
you say it, I swear I’ll fillet you.”
“Oh,
such violence from a sweet young thing.”
“I am
not a sweet young thing. I am a mature female, ready to breed at any
given moment. And I would’ve been breeding if that slimy eel hadn’t
swum off with that red-tailed sea cucumber.”
“Sea
cucumbers don’t have tails, and you better not let your parents hear
you talk that way.”
“You
know what I mean. And what do my parents know? I fully matured five
hundred tides ago, and all they want to do is hide me under a shell
like some sun-baked moron.” Marina swished her tail in annoyance at
her best friend’s apparent humor over her losing her one true love.
“I’ll
have you know that hiding under a shell has its merits. Some of my
friends are hermit crabs. Besides, eels are not slimy, it’s a common
misconception.”
Marina
screwed up her face and stuck her tongue out at Shock. Seeing as he
was an electric eel, she probably shouldn’t have referenced slimy
eels.
“Oh,
yes. That face will certainly convince your parents about how mature
you are.”
“Why
are you always on their side? You are supposed to be my friend, but
you never support me. I’m heartbroken here.” Marina sulked.
“Marina, being a good friend doesn’t mean I just agree with
everything you want to do. I care for you, just like your parents
do, and I don’t want to see you make a silly mistake. Besides, that
Moby is just a rogue fish.”
“He’s
not a fish… He’s a mammal.” She weakly defended the young merman who
just ran off with an older, more experienced mermaid.
“That
is a matter of opinion. The right merman for you will come when the
time is right. Moby isn’t the only choice. Why don’t you just
concentrate on your studies and forget males. Your father would be
so much happier, and, as I always say, there are plenty more fish in
the sea…”
“Argh!
I told you not to say that!” Marina picked up a sea snail shell and
threw it at Shock. After a short blue buzz, the shell dropped to the
sea bed, and a snail popped its head out.
“Ouch…what did I do?” it asked.
“Sorry, an accident.” Shock apologized to the snail and swam over to
Marina. “Don’t do that. You know how dangerous it can be.”
“Sorry. I forgot.”
“See,
missy, this is half your problem. You are far too impulsive, and
that leads to reckless behavior. You not only endanger your life,
you completely disregard the safety of others. You need to think
before you act, Marina. Then your parents might take you seriously.”
Shock waved his body back and forth in front of her.
“It’s
not like your zap can kill anything. You are too young.”
“That’s not the point. It will be one day soon, and when do
you take care, after you have barbequed some innocent sea dweller?”
Shock’s squirming became more agitated.
“Bet
you wish you had arms to wave around right now, huh?” she asked,
lifting her arms up and down and shaking her finger at Shock,
finally planting her hands on her hips. She loved to tease him when
he became passionate about something.
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