On the way back to the lodge, I thought I heard voices, children's voices, laughing and chatting excitedly, but there were no other children around, the lodge was very secluded, I must be hearing things I thought to myself, and carried on walking towards the stream. I heard the laughing again, louder this time, I stopped and listened, yes it was children's voices, but where could they be, I couldn't see anyone in the woodland, then I looked towards the water, and thats when I saw them, four children in the water, they looked to be having a tea party.2
I stood in the trees for a while, UN noticed, just watching them, then I saw it, well I thought I had, a fishes tail came out of the water, but I must have imagined it, because if I really did see it, then that meant these children were, mermaids and surely they didn't exist... Did they?3
I tried to be very quiet so they wouldn't notice me, but after just a few seconds the youngest of the children called to me,4
"Why are you hiding, come on out and talk to us, we promise we wont bite"5
I came out from behind the tree, I felt a little afraid, and also very excited, was I dreaming, was I really tucked up in my bed? I pinched myself just to make sure, Ouch, it hurt, so I guess that meant I was awake, this was no dream.6
"Come and join us, would you like a drink?" the girl who I thought had the mermaids tail asked. "Ermmm yesss, thank you" I managed to mumble. She held out her hand and passed me a cup, it had the most beautiful sweet tasting liquid in it, " Why don't you come in a join us, the water is so warm today" I took off my shoes and walked into the water, it did feel good. I think the young girl who first noticed me felt I was a little afraid, and she smiled, "We won't hurt you, honest, We have seen you lots of times but been too scared to show ourselves to you, but maybe now we can be friends"?7
I smiled and held out my hand, "I'm Nathaniel, pleased to meet you"8
I couldn't believe it, I had shook hands with a real live mermaid.9
To be continued if anyone likes this story,
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Adding your comment:
Elaine 
. I congragulate you on being able to confuse me! This was a wonderful story, I realyl like it! I think you should write a sequal, what happens to the narrator? Or the mermaids? I am really excited...fantastic job!
It really took me back to the happy place. Thanks Elaine I want more, I want to go there again! 
