Killer Rubies

When you escape the grasp of fear, you learn to live the life you were handed; instead of just existing through the days.
The helping hand that stayed with me was more than I could have hoped for, more than I dreamed of. 
He was holding my hand and helping me to ease my nightmares, helping me wake up with a smile on my face just for being me, and never trying to change that. He made me feel like I was standing on a pedestal just for him.
And it was because of that, that I was standing at the edge of the beach with my soles wet from the sea, my toes digging into the sand from excitement.
I was prepared to not show how scared I felt. I was prepared to make the most of being a mermaid and was prepared to follow Cory’s instructions so that I could swim freely, live freely in my second world and enjoy our secret.
Under normal circumstances, I would have followed his advise word for word, I’d learned not to ignore them. But, sometimes a curve ball comes sailing at you and you have no other choice, but to go against an unwritten law, that landed me in a watery Hell.
Giving up on everything around you, should have been harder. But if it meant I was safe and my parents were okay, I’d do it.
Even if it meant, I had to let go of my helping hand.