The research facility lost its mermaid. They say mermaids are skilled at changing their appearance.
I held the mermaid in my arms and watched his tail splash out of the bathtub. I said, "Turn into me."
In the blink of an eye, he really did turn into me.
"Turn into Han Chen," I said, pointing to the photo on my phone.
The confusion in his eyes slowly turned to gloom and anger. He wrenched himself free of me and plunged headfirst into the tiny bathtub.
