What I saw underwater that day still sends chills up my spine.
Milo and I were around the same age, we were the only kids in the area playing.
Father had paid a lot of money for us to enjoy that part of the island alone.
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We were splashing around laughing and playing games when he abruptly stopped.
Milo stopped laughing, he turned around and quietly stared out into the beautiful blue water.
I didnt see anything special so I began to splash again until he told me to stop.
Why arent you playing?!
Milos eyes were locked on a small gray dot that was approaching us.
Is that a woman swimming?
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Being the little brat that I was at that time, I called out to the woman.
The woman slowly submerged her head back underwater and didnt come back up.
Milo began panic, he squinted to see where the woman had gone.
I glanced back to the area where she had been.
How long can someone hold their breath for?
We floated quietly waiting for the woman to make her way back to the beach but she never did.
Shes looking at us again…
What?
I looked over his shoulder to see where he was looking at but didnt see anything.
It was silent, I couldnt hear the happy chirping of birds anymore or the sound of the waves.
He nodded his head when we both heard a small splash not too far ahead of us.
To this day I still wish I hadnt looked.
The water was so clear, so blue compared to other beaches my family had visited before.
I could see surprisingly well, my family traveled a lot.
Milo and I were used to the water and were excellent swimmers.
What I saw underwater that day still sends chills up my spine.
Milo was right, it was a female… but it wasnt a human.
As a child I had heard the princess stories and talk about mermaids however thats not what I saw.
I still dont know what it was…
I didnt see a beautiful creature with long hair and a beautiful face with a shiny glimmering tail.
The creature stopped swimming and looked at me while slowly opening its mouth.
Its jaws protruded away from its face exposing rows of sharp teeth.
Behind her, more creatures swam up each as terrifying as the next.
I panicked and went up for air.
I started screaming and grabbed Milos arm attempting to swim as fast as possible.
No matter how loud we screamed, our parents didnt hear us.
We werent far enough from them for them to not hear us yet they slept there like nothing.
I could hear him screaming when he saw them.
We both started to swim faster when I felt a hard tug.
I looked back and Milo was struggling to keep afloat.
Something was grabbing his leg.
It felt slimy and full of bumps, it pulled me hard until I heard something pop.
Milo screamed in pain as he was pulled away from me.
The creature that pulled me away attempted to drown me until a loud echo vibrated past me.
The creature stopped and swam back to Milo.
I could see them circling around him.
I managed to swim to the surface.
I gasped for air trying to pull myself together, the water was calm even with my splashing.
Ahead of me I saw the same gray spot slowly rise above the water.
It came out above the water just enough for me to see her eyes.
In an odd way it felt as if she was taunting me.
I looked underwater, but they were all long gone.
I cant explain how our parents didnt hear us.
They werent sleeping when we were playing but when I yelled for help they were passed out.
When I finally made it back to the beach they woke up dazed and confused.
It took several minutes for them to even remember their names.
My mother recalled hearing a beautiful melody before suddenly falling asleep.
They both didnt know what to make out of it.
Even the staff member that was assigned to us had fallen asleep in his booth.
He looked at us frightened when I explained what had happened.
The search didnt help.
I knew Milo was gone.
To many people think Halloween is associated with a town, a killer, or some monster on land.
However, no one ever considered a monster here in paradise with the sun and sand.
It wasnt a mermaid; it was some kind of creature thats been hiding in our oceans.
Every year a week before Halloween I go back to that shore.
However this year I saw something…
I caught a glimpse of something gray looking back at me just above the water.
