Against the wind.
Maybe it's just a legend. Even the protagonist of the story doesn't understand the final outcome and whether the initial choice was correct.
Mermaid. Curse, sadness.
Some excerpts:
Tears suddenly burst into my eyes, an emotion I had never felt in more than ten years. I saw my tears rising little by little in the air, and the blue water vapor revealed a strange atmosphere.
I'm a mermaid.
I learned about the mermaid family when I was fifteen years old, and this knowledge turned into permanent pain.
Now that I am back, in such a posture, I am not graceful and free.
Maybe, I'm wrong.
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This article is written in the first person. First written. Stay updated during the holidays and New Year.
Well... The style is not sad. So... It's the author who has a seizure.