"Come on Alya, we are going to be late."

"I wonder why"

I may have slept in, but only a bit…okay, I may have slept a bit longer than planned, but we'll make it to the boats…hopefully. I really don't want to miss this. I was running full speed while Alya was jogging because she didn't want to break any of the presents that we had made in her backpack.

When we reached the harbour, Alya and I see everyone about to leave on a boat.

"Wait" I cried out. But it was too late. They didn't hear me. They left without us.

Come on. I feel like I had just travelled across the whole world to get here and they leave without Alya and I.

I sit down by the rocks. I was so disappointed that we couldn't get here on time. That's what I get for sleeping all afternoon.

I stared out into the horizon feeling like crap. If I hadn't slept all afternoon Ayla and I would have got here faster, meaning we would have made it. I had finished all my assessments, all my basic chores and even bought my own apartment and finished packing to get here on time and we missed it all because I wanted to sleep.

For the first time in a few years I was actually disappointed. I had a lot to be thankful for as a child growing up, so I wasn't disappointed often. I had two loving parents, friends, an education, food and water.

From the corner of my eye, I can see Alya trying to get in contact with our friends. If Alya couldn't reach anyone, no one could. It was Ayla's and my last chance with our friends and I've blown it.

I slowly dip my feet into the water. I haven't swam in a long time. I was never really scared of the water or anything in it but I just never really had the time. I haven't got to do much since 10th grade. With the bakery, becoming an adult and fashion, life has been busy.

Something weird caught my eye. Something was in the water swimming up, full speed towards me. It was a blob of blonde kind of hair-wait is that a boy, no it couldn't be. The blonde blob deicide stopped mid-way.

I was so intrigued in the blonde blob that I had totally forgotten why I was here in the first place, so when Alya came and grabbed my arm I was questioning about what was happening. I forgot all about the blonde blob and my thoughts returned to the boat that was getting closer to us. They came back.

I jumped up and hugged Alya so hard it even hurt me. Once the boat with all our friends came back, Alya and I jumped in. the boat was bigger than I thought. It had nice lights around the sun cover, it was like a huge lunge room and in the middle of the boat there was a nice wooden table with a deck of cards and a few glasses and bottles, probably full of alcohol.

We had stopped in the middle of nowhere and started playing games, drinking for a few hours then all started talking about what we're going to do now that we have graduated. A year ago all of us made a promise to have a nice relaxing boat trip for our last day together. Yes. We graduated 4 days ago.

2 months ago we would have been studying like crazy, saying no to all the parties, doing everything we could so we could to pass and graduate.

We now have drinks in our hands, music turned up on full volume and thinking about our last days before we all split. It was fun. Before everyone had fallen asleep Alya and I handed out some goodbye presents we made. (Well to be honest I did make everything but Alya did help by buying the materials so it's even). I had made a jumper or hat for everyone, than attached their initials (that Alya bought from a *very* expensive shop) to the pocket of their jackets or the front of their hats.

It was a good night. But I was a little worried about how we would get home. Our driver (Kim) was passed out drunk and I don't think anyone knows where we were. All our parents know is that we are going out to a small break up party. I told my parents that I was going to a camp thing for fashion. I hate lying but it was the only way they would let me go.

We all had planned to watch the stars and drink to our hearts content. But the only one awake was me. I was trying to stay awake because I didn't want anyone falling off the boat. It's unlikely that someone will fall off the boat but still.

Then all of a sudden I had a feeling to look out into the water. I could also hear a beautiful song outside of the boat. I looked over to see a boy. Omg is he okay.

I dip my fingers into the water which made him smile a bit. Omg the waters freezing. I turned around to see if there was any rope to pull the boy in with.

I looked back to the boy to realise he was closer. I put my hand out if he came a bit closer I would be able to pull him into the boat. Once he grabbed my hand, he smiled. What the hell is he smiling about? This boy had probably been in the water for hours.

This boy had nice green eyes and reddish hair and he didn't look that effected by the cold water. So just when I was about to get someone to help me pull him up, he pulled me into the water to join him instead. Once I resurfaced and took a shaky breath I was pulled back under. I tried to get back to the surface but he kept pulling my down. I tried to scream but I hadn't taken the best breath and it was pretty hard to scream under water. My thrashing started too died down because of lack of oxygen.

Than I feel the most pain I have in my life spreading through my leg. I look down to see what it was. The boy had bit my ankle and it was bleeding like crazy. My eyes got distracted by something unbelievable, what the hell was this? Was he a mermaid? Omg how is this possible.

I search my cloths to see if I had a weapon I could use against this thing. I could feel myself going unconscious. But before darkness over took me I saw the same blob of blonde from earlier coming towards me but my last thoughts were what the hell are these things?

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