Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels by Helene Boudreau

Author:Helene Boudreau [Boudreau, Helene]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2012-11-18T13:00:00+00:00

Thankfully, Mom, Gran, and Coach Laurena were there to help Serena and me. We could have been ambushed by news crews reporting live within the hour if anyone else had discovered two teenage mermaids swimming around in our small-town community pool.

I could just imagine the National Enquirer headlines!

Actually, I was totally surprised no one had come looking for us since Lainey Chamberlain had run out of there like a girl on a mission. And, let’s be honest, Lainey was always on the lookout for ways to be the center of attention. Making a mer discovery would have definitely boosted her popularity rating on a global scale.

But, nope. Nothing.

“Are you guys okay?” Coach Laurena asked as she returned from her office with a spare pair of gym pants after locking all the doors. Gran and Mom fussed around me as I tried to calm my breathing.

“Yeah, Jadie girl,” Gran said, rummaging through her handbag. “Can I get you a tissue or a cough drop or something?”

“I’ll be fine, but we need to get Serena out of here.” I filled everyone in on what had just happened while I hurried to get dressed.

Hold on, Serena, Mom rang. I’m calling Jade’s dad to get the Merlin 3000 here as soon as possible.

Serena gazed back up through the water, a desperate look on her face.

“He’s heading home to get the trailer right now,” Mom said once she hung up.

I texted Trey, Cori, and Luke to be on the lookout for Lainey while Gran kept Serena company until Dad arrived.

Finally, there was a knock on the emergency exit door to the back parking lot.

Gran stood guard as Dad, Mom, Laurena, and I quickly loaded Serena into the Merlin 3000. Then we all piled into Dad’s and Gran’s vehicles to make the trek to Dundee. Since it was Thursday, Serena decided to return to Talisman Lake a day early for her weekend visitation with her parents, which was just as well, considering Tidal Law was about to close in on us.

That whole pool drama had put us way behind schedule, and by the time the Martins and Cori got to Gran’s cottage and we had everyone settled in Dad’s Faraday room, it was 7:00 p.m. and getting dark. The bonging noise that I’d been hearing every night for the past week increased with every passing minute. That, combined with what had just happened at the pool, was seriously messing with my head.

“Are you sure you didn’t see where Lainey went?” I asked Cori for the millionth time as she sat at a small table in Gran’s den with Trey, playing cards with his parents. I flicked through the channels on the small TV perched on the bookshelf in the corner, hoping I wouldn’t see a headline with my name on it. “What if she tells somebody what she saw? She could be juggling offers from a dozen different TV networks right now.”

“Like I said,” Cori said patiently, even though I could tell she was still annoyed with me for talking to Mrs.

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