Your eyes fluttered open, and you looked up at the night sky above you. Your chest felt heavy, like you could barely breathe, and your vision was blurry. You heard voices surrounding you, but they sounded muffled, as if you were underwater.

“Are they gonna be okay??”

“They’ll be fine, Tzuyu..”

“Should we take them home?”

“They’re a human, Jeongyeon, they can’t live with us..”

“How did they drown, anyway?”

“We don’t know, Mina.. Jihyo just found them on the ocean floor.”

“They shouldn’t have been in the water if they can’t swim..”

“Be considerate, Momo. Maybe they fell in, or something!”

“Guys, shh.. they’re waking up.”

You sat up, rubbing your eyes once more as your vision focused. You saw nine mermaids surrounding you, all with worried expressions on their faces.