Kelp for Hair

Becky nearly drowned. She’d jumped off the pier into the briny deep only to find a forest of seaweed swaying in the wake of her intrusion. The feathery green tendrils wrapped around her arms, legs, and hair. At first she though it only a nuisance. As air ran low she thrashed. In the desperation, she clawed her way to shore.

When at last she rose from the water, coughing and heaving, her friends said she looked like a mermaid and laughed. She could never make them understand why she wouldn’t go back to the beach with them.

The Challenge: Write a story in 100 words or less
The Challenger (Hub): Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
The Photo Credit: Sandra Crook

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