Maid for Him
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“Then let us see tomorrow,” Mermaid said softly, turning away.
“Well, this is the only good news I’ve heard since I got here,” Rhea said sharply, watching Mermaid glide back inside the house.
***
Eventually, on the last day, Rhea woke with a start, giddy that her time in Underland was nearly over.
“Ah, finally!” she yawned, stretching her arms. “Now where is that witch? It’s time to go.”
Outside her chamber, Mermaid swam in the pool, hearing every cruel word. She rose to the pool’s edge, and as she stepped out, her shimmering tail dissolved into legs.
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