1 Beware the Stormy Sea

It was a dark and stormy night. The wind howling across the dark expanse of ocean. Lightning flickered all throughout the dark clouds above. A small fishing boat was struggling through the choppy waters. The young man captaining the vessel daring to tame the wild ocean as his poor wife held on for dear life. Out of the dark depths arose a faint, yet enchanting hum. It grew louder until a beautiful, ethereal voice broke out of the waves. The enchanting melody crept into the ears of the young couple, and now, it was too late. The voice lulled the couple into a false sense of security. The couple now under the spell of the voice, hurled themselves into the depths, never to be seen again. Sirens. Dangerous creatures of mythology. Mythology is all they are though, right? Just old myths and legends retold from time to time? I personally don't believe in sirens, or any mythical creatures of the sort, but I still find them fascinating! The thought that there could be a whole underwater civilization in the crushing depths, is just truly amazing. I think it's rather impossible, but I still love toying with the thought. Enough about sirens though, Let me introduce myself! My name is Nerissa Beryl, and I am 17.

I was born at 7:39 pm on June 8th at a hospital at Topsail Beach, North Carolina. Let's just just keep it short and say my childhood wasn't the best, and my father left me and my mother when I was 9. My mother since then has completely destroyed any shred of evidence that he was ever around, and refuses to even say his name. Life didn't get any better after that. My Mother sold all of our stuff and we moved west to a little town in Arkansas, where I got enrolled in public school, where I still am today. I am in my last year of school, and I am saving up to move away from my mother and this wretched hell hole. I plan on moving closer to the ocean, as I always feel, I don't know, at home? The waves sooth my aching soul, so I'm looking forward to it. Just one little year till I can leave, and finally be free.