My eyes stung as I swam through the roguh salty waters. I've been swimming for hours just trying to get away. Why did Embry have to love me? He has only known me for a few days! We just started understanding each other and all of a sudden my new life was ruined. How could he! I heard voices singing and I followed. I needed to be around my own kind. I wanted to cry on someones shoulder and just rant and rant like Kim had let me. I finally surfaced and saw three mermaids on a island. I propped myself up and didn't say a word. Until one of the girls with a bright orange tail put her hand on my shoulder and asked me if I was ok. That was when I noticed I was crying hard.

"I just...You could jsut say I'm very confused and hurt," I looked her in her murky brown eyes. She patted and rubbed my back gently as I poured my heart out. "I just wanted to be human for a little bit. I wanted to see what was so great about it and be normal. But no! As soon as I started feeling okay a boy fell in love with me and I got scared and ran off...I don't want to give up this life too..." After a few moments another girl wiggled over and started talking to me.

"Look...I've seen people get destroyed by this kind of situation. I mean you've heard the songs haven't you?" I nodded in response and waited for her to go on but the thrid girl, who looked like the oldest, started talking.

"I say go back to that town and live normally. Out here your not going to really have a life. I mean look around you. Theres not much food left because of oil spills, boats are all over the place, all the sharks, orcas, and eels fight for food now and if your in the middle your done for...I'm about to go on land myself and just start over. The waters are getting to dangerous..." She started shaking her head as a dead little fish floated pass us.

"What if I fall in love?" I whisper to the girl. The others have left thinking that this was just stupid but she had stayed. She was kind and gentle...unscared from life.

"Thats a risk humans take every day my dear," she whispered into my ear filling me with courage. I bite my lip and stared into her light gray eyes. I watched her black hair flow behind her in the harsh wind and saw her tail move back and fourth like a smooth baby blue wave. I sighed and nodded knowing she was right. A human life was what I wanted so why not actually live it. "I'm going to the nearest town and starting over...My name is Aggie, if you ever find me then you know you aren't the only one who made this choice" she whispered and winked before disappering under the surface.

I was alone in the on-coming strom on this small island. No movements were around me except the waves. I nodded to myself knew what I had to do. I couldn't leave my human life behind or my friends because I'm selfish. I have had this life for 67 years...its time to move on.

I dove under the water and swam as hard as I can to La Push. I was making pretty good timing until the strom finally hit. Rain pouring into the ocean and the currents starting pushing me away. I closed my eyes and dove deeper hoping it would help. Usually I'd be in a cave right now staying dry and safe. I knew I should have waited just one more night. My tail was getting tired from not being used and so were my arms. I knew I had to rest but I couldn't. There was no where to go. I kept my eyes closed as darted forward using my senses to guide me. I knew the smell of La Push as I rushed.

But when I started getting close finally the waves started pushing me back. The cliffs were fading in the distance as I was going backwards. I tried to push but I was just stuck in a whrilpool that was locking me down. I screamed Embrys name hoping he was around. I needed someones help right now and his name was the first to pop into my mind, he'd still help me right? I screamed as I was being sucked down back into the rough water. I didn't want to go back. I wanted to get away! I screamed for Embrys name again before toally being sucked down.

I was getting closer and closer to the bottom of the ocean before I saw someone above me. I squinted and saw cut off shorts and strong tan legs kicking away. He did come and know he didn't know where I even was. I tried to push myself back up but it was no use. I was basically tied down in this whirlpool. I looked up and saw he was staying away from from this spot so I had to call him down somehow. I swallowed and hoped to god my lungs still had my voice in them. I started belting out a rescue song hoping it would carry up to him.

I saw him dive down into the water looking around frentquely. I sang louder and louder until he was getting closer to the bottom. I kicked and thrashed around my tail knowing he'd feel it. Soon my mouth was shut and Embrys warm hands were pulling me out of my binds. He was getting weaker and weaker from the lack of oxygen and I knew I couldn't break surface in time so I had to do the one thing I could think of.

I pressed my lips and on his and breathed into him. His eyes widen but I ignored him as I swam backwards waiting for the shore to hit my back. Soon he was breathing by himself and I let him go only holding his hand to guide him through the dark waters. I swam feircly before finally feeling the sand hit my stomach. Embry got out first and then dragged me out. I was huffing and puffing from all the work as my tail dried out. I felt my legs rub the wet sand and smile inside. It was time to start over. Embry laid a blanket over me and picked me up knowing my legs were still like jelly.

I was in his truck with the heater on high laying on his shoulder. I drifted off to sleep while muttering thank you into his ear.