Chapter One
Ala ran up to the teacher, crying. "Mrs. Vicky, Rocky knocked over my tower! I was so close to finishing!"
Mrs. Vicky bent down to Rockys level, "Rocky, did you knock over her tower?"
"No..."
"Go to the corner Rocky, you know you shouldn't lie."
Ala blew a raspberry at Rocky from behind Mrs. Vicky. Rocky glared at her, before turning to face the wall.
Ala skipped away, but found that her spot had been taken by some of the other preschoolers. She crossed her arms, and huffed, when the computers caught her attention.
At one of the desks, a boy was watching as the green fish from his games eyes began to swirl. Ala cocked her head, and hurried over. She watched from over his shoulder.
"Woah, what was that?" She asked him.
"He ate something funny, I think." Said the boy.
Ala looked at him. She tried to place his name, but couldn't quite remember. "What's your name again?" She asked.
"Henry." He said.
Ala grinned at him, then looked back at the computer. She watched him click around the screen, trying to figure out where he should go next.
"Wouldn't it be cool if we could be mermaids?" Ala asked.
Henry looked at her, eyes squinted. "Maybe." He said, and then went back to his game.
Ala wilted a bit, and wandered back to her usual haunt. She began drawing mermaids on the board, trying to add as much detail as possible. When she finished, she took a step back to admire her work.
"Impressive." Someone said behind her. Ala glanced over, Henry was gazing up at her picture. "Can I have a go?"
Ala handed him the chalk, slightly reluctant. He quickly began to draw some waves and fish. Ala grinned.
"It's perfect!" She squealed.
Henry smiled. "I can draw merman too. Wanna see?" He asked, already stepping back towards the board.
"Yes!" She watched him draw one that looked suspiciously like him, with brown hair, and brown eyes.
Ala and Henry continued to take turns drawing mermaids, each applauding each ones works.
"Ala, you ready to go?" Her Dads voice said from behind her.
"Daddy! I don't wanna go yet!" Ala cried.
"Your going to your Grammys this afternoon." He said.
"Can't I stay a little longer?"
"You can stay the whole night, if you want."
Ala whined. "Fine." She sighed. She turned and faced Henry. "I'll see you tomorrow?"
"See you tomorrow."
"Do you want to play together again?" She asked.
"Yeah!" He said. "Maybe we can be the mermaids tomorrow?"
"Alright!" Ala said, beaming from ear to ear. "Bye!"
And with that, she turned and left.
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