Stealing
“So what did you say?” asked Yxyt’Nala as she floated in the water.
“I said, ‘No. My mermaid,’ and then I shot him.”
“Oh my!”
“He’ll live.”
Yxyt’Nala wrapped her fishy tail around my tail, saying, “Thanks for stealing me back, Husband.”
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EagleAye
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Damn! That was good, Eric.
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Thanks very much, Ted! 🙂
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I liked this. I think you’re the only one who imagined the mermaid as married. Great story!
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I do endeavor to be different. 😉 Thanks so much, and thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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That’s it? That’s all you’re going to give us? 😦 I can see a whole lot more story awaitin to be writ!
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Haha! The Gargleblaster has a word limit of 42. According to the rules, I can’t even mention that the story is part of a writing challenge. But if you click on the Yeah.Write icon you can see the writing prompt. Otherwise you can be sure, I’d give you much more. 😉
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very, very nice. Short but full of meat.
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Thank you, Claudette. I’m glad it had substance though brief. I count that as a victory. 😉
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Nice one Eric
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Thank you kindly! 🙂
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I love the mermaid’s name. And the very matter-of-fact conversation between them. 🙂
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Thanks! I thought her name should be suitably unusual. Glad you enjoyed that about it. Thanks for visiting! 🙂
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Hmmmm Wondering why her tail is fishy… Intriguing story here, Eric!
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Hmmm, yeah. 😉 Thank you very much, Kymm!
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Very nice. Her name is so funny. What is her husband’s name?
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Hehe. It had to be different you know, since she’s a mermaid. His name is, Loor’Binoosh. 🙂
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Perfect match. Lol.
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