Page 77 - Highlights 2020 FINAL

I Saw A Mermaid
-Mackenzie Kephart ‘20

One night, after the lifeguards left and the moon was already shining, I

went for a swim in the ocean. I swam deep enough until the water was still

and the temperature was cool. I looked up at

the full moon and instantly felt the magic of

the sea. How nice it was to be alone with the

great blue ocean...well, I thought I was

alone. But then, I looked around and saw

something shiny swimming around me. At

first, I couldn’t tell what it was, but I was

captivated by the effervescent glow it was

producing. Then, all of a sudden, big green eyes were staring at me. They

were the most sparkling and translucent eyes I’ve ever seen. It looked like a

human but much more beautiful. Suddenly, as fast as it had come, it left

me. And there I was, a prune in the ocean, realizing that I had just seen the

most beautiful fish in the world, a mermaid.

Highlights 2020 Jewel of the Sea 77