All The Mermaids In The Sea by Robert W. Cabell

Author:Robert W. Cabell [Cabell, Robert W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780988969872
Publisher: Oceanus Books
Published: 2013-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

Message From the Bottom

of the Sea

Hal adjusted their heading as he sipped his morning cup of hot green tea, sweetened with a dollop of maple syrup. Given the limited space, it took careful planning to stock the boat for a month or two. A Thorson family favorite was pancakes, and the mix was easy to keep in stock. Since maple syrup was a prerequisite for pancakes, they used it as a natural sweetener instead of honey to save cupboard space.

Hal thought it tasted terrific. He also thought his father was pretty terrific too. Looking over at Lina and Ivan, such loving and dedicated parents, he decided that, for an orphan, his cousin Pearl had hit the jackpot when it came to being adopted.

His cousin? That was strange enough to get used to. For most of his life his only family had been just Dad and him. His grandparents on both sides were dead, and his mom had been an only child. Now, the fact that he actually had a first cousin meant he had a real family. The fact that she was a mermaid was going to take even more getting used to, but it was really cool.

Hal maintained their present heading. They had been on the open sea for several days. So far, the wind, weather, and luck had been with them. They had cast off and sailed about a quarter of a mile when they’d heard the distant sound of sirens and seen lights flashing as unmarked cars turned down the road to the Thorson house. There had been several other boats in the water besides theirs, and it seemed that all the boat on every dock was getting ready to set sail too. With everyone intent on hunting for the mermaid, however, Hal had been able to pilot their boat away from the harbor unobtrusively without being intercepted.

Now, Ivan manned the radio, switching from channel to channel to get the latest news. Evidently, a $10,000,000 reward had been offered by Disney for the safe capture of the mermaid. That accounted for the massive surge of boats that had begun leaving the harbor and moving out into the open ocean. That mad surge had kept the Coast Guard busy and even delayed the naval base from launching its own pursuit.

That was a lot of money for Pearl’s capture! Hal could just picture Disney reissuing all of the Little Mermaid movies with Pearl’s face redrawn over the original, and a whole new line of merchandise with the real Little Mermaid on every piece. Not with his cousin! A sudden burst of indignity and protectiveness welled up inside him. He’d only spent a couple of minutes with her before all the crazy stuff had gone down, but he’d thought she was nice, very bright, and headed toward being hot, even before she’d transformed into a mermaid. Yep! That was still gonna take some getting used to.

“Do you want me to spell you at the wheel for a while?” Ivan asked.

“No thanks.

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