you were sitting on a rock that sticked out of the water. It was already night but you couldn’t bring yourself to go back to the hotel. Your wet hair sticked to your shoulders. They say mermaids live here. But you didn’t believe that.

The merman noticed the human who sat on the stone sticking above the surface of the ocean waves. He immediately scowled, a flash of hatred crossed his eyes. He silently approached the large stone that the human sat on.

"Why are you here?"