A Strange Discovery
When I awoke, Grandma was humming as she bustled around the kitchen.
When she saw me in the doorway, she turned.
"I'm sorry I got in so late Grandma." I said, she smiled. "Matt and I had so much fun. He took me to Eutop, and we watched the suns set. I raced a unicorn, and the faeries braided my hair. Then, we went to the ocean, and I confused some teenage boys."
She laughed. "Well, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. Matthew is a
wonderful young man, and I'm glad you like him."
"Grandma, was that a set-up yesterday?"
She feigned innocence. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Well, either way. Is it okay if I go with him again today? He says he wants to introduce me to his friends."
"As long as you're back by lunch-time." she told me, smiling warmly.
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When Matt did show up, he already had a few friends with him. When he
introduced me to the guys, I could almost see the jealousy in their eyes. The girls were quite friendly, though a bit aloof at first.
"Where are we going today?" I asked, eager to begin immediately.
"We're going to explore more of the tunnels."
"Cool beans."
They laughed at my expressions, and wondered out loud what in the world
'cool beans' was supposed to mean.
"Oh, it's just, another way of saying cool."
They laughed at some of the other expressions I used that day, and I
learned some of theirs as well.
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"Okay, Morgan, Matt, Vada, Cody, you go left, Luke, Ashleigh, Sarah,
Wendy and I will go right." I heard Sean call from the back of the group.
We split up, and then our group split further. We came to a three way fork.
Matt and I went left, Vada went right, and Cody went straight. We hadn't gone much further when there was a two-way split.
"Well, which direction do you want to take? Matt asked me.
"Hmmm....... left." I said, picking randomly.
"Good-luck." he kissed me softly, and turned to leave. I watched him go
then swam down my tunnel.
The tunnel took a lot of turns, and I was thankful that it didn't have any
more forks, or side tunnels. When I reached the end of the tunnel and saw bright
light ahead, I suddenly felt some trepidation. What will I find when I reach the tunnel's end?
I swam a bit slower, but it didn't calm my racing heart. When I reached a
wider opening in the tunnel, I realized I was in a big pool of water. I swam till I
reached the surface.
It took a few second for my eyes to adjust, but when they did, I blinked in
amazement. Before me was a castle grander than any I had ever seen before. I rubbed my eyes to make sure I wasn't imagining it, and when I looked at my hands, I cried out in alarm. I looked like a cartoon. I was obviously over-drawn. As did all cartoons, I had a full bosom. My hands were a pale peach I had only seen on cartoons, and as I looked around, I noticed something peculiar. Everything looked drawn. I even recognized the castle in front of me. I was in The Little Mermaid!
When I awoke, Grandma was humming as she bustled around the kitchen.
When she saw me in the doorway, she turned.
"I'm sorry I got in so late Grandma." I said, she smiled. "Matt and I had so much fun. He took me to Eutop, and we watched the suns set. I raced a unicorn, and the faeries braided my hair. Then, we went to the ocean, and I confused some teenage boys."
She laughed. "Well, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. Matthew is a
wonderful young man, and I'm glad you like him."
"Grandma, was that a set-up yesterday?"
She feigned innocence. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Well, either way. Is it okay if I go with him again today? He says he wants to introduce me to his friends."
"As long as you're back by lunch-time." she told me, smiling warmly.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When Matt did show up, he already had a few friends with him. When he
introduced me to the guys, I could almost see the jealousy in their eyes. The girls were quite friendly, though a bit aloof at first.
"Where are we going today?" I asked, eager to begin immediately.
"We're going to explore more of the tunnels."
"Cool beans."
They laughed at my expressions, and wondered out loud what in the world
'cool beans' was supposed to mean.
"Oh, it's just, another way of saying cool."
They laughed at some of the other expressions I used that day, and I
learned some of theirs as well.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Okay, Morgan, Matt, Vada, Cody, you go left, Luke, Ashleigh, Sarah,
Wendy and I will go right." I heard Sean call from the back of the group.
We split up, and then our group split further. We came to a three way fork.
Matt and I went left, Vada went right, and Cody went straight. We hadn't gone much further when there was a two-way split.
"Well, which direction do you want to take? Matt asked me.
"Hmmm....... left." I said, picking randomly.
"Good-luck." he kissed me softly, and turned to leave. I watched him go
then swam down my tunnel.
The tunnel took a lot of turns, and I was thankful that it didn't have any
more forks, or side tunnels. When I reached the end of the tunnel and saw bright
light ahead, I suddenly felt some trepidation. What will I find when I reach the tunnel's end?
I swam a bit slower, but it didn't calm my racing heart. When I reached a
wider opening in the tunnel, I realized I was in a big pool of water. I swam till I
reached the surface.
It took a few second for my eyes to adjust, but when they did, I blinked in
amazement. Before me was a castle grander than any I had ever seen before. I rubbed my eyes to make sure I wasn't imagining it, and when I looked at my hands, I cried out in alarm. I looked like a cartoon. I was obviously over-drawn. As did all cartoons, I had a full bosom. My hands were a pale peach I had only seen on cartoons, and as I looked around, I noticed something peculiar. Everything looked drawn. I even recognized the castle in front of me. I was in The Little Mermaid!