Deep Trouble (9 page)

But once they were asleep, I sneaked out of my cabin and slipped into the
bright blue water.

I swam over to the lagoon to search for the mermaid.

The sun was high in a pale blue sky. It glowed down on the still lagoon
waters, making them glitter as if covered in gold.

Mermaid? Where are you? I wondered.

I was just past the reef when I felt a playful tug on my leg.

Sheena? I thought. Had she followed me
again?

I spun around to catch her.

No one there.

Seaweed, probably, I thought. I kept swimming.

A few seconds later, I felt the tug again. Harder this time.

Hey—it must be the mermaid! I told myself.

I turned once again to search for her.

The water rippled. “Mermaid?” I called. A head popped out of the water. A
gigantic, slimy, dark green head. With one enormous eye. And a mouthful of
jagged teeth. “The sea monster!” I shrieked. “The sea monster!” Would they
believe me this time?

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