Chapter 9:
"Marron, come out now and eat your breakfast!"
"Mother, I don't feel like eating."
"Marron, come out NOW!"
Marron slowly crawled out of her bed and walked to the door. She opened the door and saw her mother standing there looking furious.
"They said you haven't eaten for 3 whole days!" her mother shoved a bowl of porridge at her. "Eat now!"
Marron shook her head and frowned, just the sight of food made her sick. "No thank you."
"Eat."
Marron took the bowl and stuff a spoonful of porridge in her mouth. She looked at her mother. "I ate."
"Eat more."
She stuck another spoonful of porridge into her mouth. "There."
"What the hell is wrong with you?" her mother yelled.
Marron burst into tears. "I want to be a human!" She blurted out. "I want to have legs instead of a fish tail! I want to be able to walk! I want to live on land!" She looked up through her tears and saw her mother froze. "Mother?"
Her mother didn't say a word.
After a long silence, her mother spoke, her voice with quiet and calm. "If you really want to be a human, then go to the Sea Witch and ask for a potion that will turn you into a human." Her voice rose to a scream. "THEN LEAVE! GO AND BE A HUMAN! DON'T EVER COME BACK TO THE SEA!"
She turned her back towards Marron and left.
"I'm really sorry, Mother," Marron whispered as she watched her mother swim away.