There Are No Mermaids in the Ocean (Short Story)

The vast ocean stretches far and wide, its waves magnificent. Yet deep beneath its cold, dark waters lives the “mermaid” humans yearn for.

There are no mermaids in the ocean, only the dugong's stubborn, foolish devotion, its sorrowful final song, and a single heartbroken tear.

(-_-b) This story is an expanded version of a weekly journal entry I wrote at school. It's just a bit of practice writing in my spare time. Don't say I had nothing better to do~