Looking behind her, she saw her footprints. She cocked her head, studying them. They looked so odd to her. She smiled and bent over to pull her shoes off. “At least that’s a little better!” She thought to herself.
Continuing toward the water, she inhaled the sea air. She felt invigorated. She shucked off her shorts and top and jogged the last few yards to the water’s edge. With a giggle of wild glee, she plunged into the surf.
About a quarter mile off shore, she finally surfaced. She was looking back at the beach. After a moment of contemplation, she thought “It was fun for a little while, but it’s good to be going home again.” and with a flip of her tail, she dove toward the depths to begin the journey home.
Copyright (C) 2018 Penny Wilson
This was in response to Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt. You can find out all about the fun HERE.
Day 18 of my 30 day post-a-day challenge. 🙂
So she grew back the tale after hitting the water? Kind of like the 1984 film “Splash.”
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Yes, I guess so! 🙂
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Oh crud. I meant “tail.”
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lol! 🙂
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Thank you Sue!
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Lovely little tail… er, tale, Penny!
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🙂 Thanks Jess!
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‘Pretty good, but I knew that the undressing would lead to a tale,’ he mermaid to himself.
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lol! 🙂
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Thank you for this Rory! 🙂 ❤
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Delightful! I loved the unexpected twist. I thought she might notice the footsteps were going in the wrong direction – that she was coming from the water instead of going to it.
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Thank you!
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Oh, nice twist in the tale…or tail 😀
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🙂 Thank you Sue!
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I love this, you little mermaid! ☺❤
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🙂 Thanks Walt! ❤
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Welcome ☺
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Oh, I simply love this one so much! 🙂
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Thank you! I’m so glad you like it! 🙂
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Clever. A few sentences made me scratch my head, until I got to the end I knew who (what?) she was, then they totally made sense.
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Thank you Trent! 🙂
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I like this, very good.
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Thank you!
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