MAKING WAVES

sticking the tape in the video player, I pressed play and got comfy.

As the opening credits to The Little Mermaid flashed up on the screen, I got ready to recite every word.

Ever since I can remember, I longed to be a mermaid.

‘I want to be, part of your world!’ I belted.

Only, unlike Ariel who dreamed of jumping and dancing, I longed to flip my fins in depths of the water.

And as I grew, my obsession with mermaids always stayed with me.

I read endlessly about fascinating mythical creatures and secrets and tales of the deep.

There was only one problem…

I was terrified of the sea!

Well, that