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Excerpt
Isabella picked up the tablet and pressed
the green contact button. Lisa738 appeared, looking surprised. “Greetings,
Isabella. I did not expect to hear from you so soon. Are you having problems?”
“Yes. No. I don’t know.” Isabella took
several deep breaths and started again. “I need more information. I’ve already
made three mistakes.”
“Only three?” Lisa738 shook her head. “You
had better get used to making mistakes, Isabella, especially
when you start going out into the human world. Now what kind of information do
you need?”
“I need information about Paul Armstrong.”
“That is classified information. You cannot
access it.”
“Why?”
“It is forbidden. Now is there anything
else you need to know?”
Isabella was seething, but she did not want
to lose her composure in full view of this lowly mermaid. She managed a tight
smile and changed the subject. “I’ve read the file on Barbara Davies. She
doesn’t appear to have too many skills, other than a degree in philosophy. What
am I to do with that?”
“Get a job.”
“Doing what?”
“Like all other humans, you must take
responsibility for your own life and make full use of your gifts.”
“I don’t know how to do that,” Isabella
said. “In the mermaid kingdom, I knew what my gifts were.”
“You still have some of your gifts.”
“Can you tell me what they are?”
Lisa738 shrugged. “I have no idea. Only
Annabella knows.”
“Let me speak to her.”
“That is not possible. Annabella made it
clear that she would no longer be communicating with you in your new life. I
will be your only connection to the mermaid kingdom for the coming year.”
“Yes, yes, I know all about that,” Isabella
said. “This tablet will malfunction and I will be on my own.”
“You will not be alone. You will have found
a man to support you.”
“What if I don’t want a man to support me?”
Lisa738 frowned. “You must find a man to
help you before the year’s end.”
“But what if I don’t find this special man?
What happens then?”
“I don’t know. That has never happened
before. All the other single mermaids who assumed human form found men.”
Lisa738 shook her head. “You cannot think so negatively. It will be disastrous
for you if you do not find a man.”
“Losing my tail was disastrous. Aging
thirty years was disastrous. Andrew’s departure was disastrous. What could be
worse than that?”
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