Love is Hell; Mate is Heaven
“The legend also says that only those who are worthy can see the mermaids. By forcing our way in, we risk disturbing the lake’s ecosystem. If the mermaids are really there, they would be angry.”
I stifled a laugh. “If that’s true, why did you go there more than once? Are you telling me to go, or to stay away?”
“Take it any way you want,” Vivian said without missing a beat. “But if you go down there and strange things happen, relax and go with the flow. It’s the mermaids.”
“Did you say mermaids?” Tanisha asked breathlessly from behind us.
“Yes,” Vivian said enthusiastically. “They live at the bottom of the lake.”