Mermaid Inc. by Caroline Mickelson

Author:Caroline Mickelson [Mickelson, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: PublishDrive
Published: 2016-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

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For the next two hours Miranda did her level best to act human. She avoided looking at any of the aquatic exhibits as she followed Justin around. She shook hands and smiled politely as he introduced her to his friends from work and her foes from Morimoto. When asked a question, she answered politely and then in turn asked a reciprocal question just as Goldie had taught her. To her surprise, following the macaw’s guidelines for social interaction seemed to work.

At least she thought the bird’s tips worked. No one recoiled in horror from anything she’d said, nor were there any awkward pauses in the conversation after she spoke. But she caught more than a few people staring at her, their eyes focused on her lower half. A ripple of panic washed over her. Could people tell that she wasn’t really supposed to have legs? Still she forced herself to smile through her nerves until her face hurt just as much as her toes did from her silly golden shoes.

She remained by Justin’s side, biding her time until he appeared to be completely engrossed in a conversation with a co-worker. As unobtrusively as possible, she opened her clutch purse, reached in to make sure her cell phone was still there, and then slipped away in search of Kenji Morimoto.

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