The Sirens(Wendoly Oviedo) I was in history class and we were on the topic of greek mythology. The main topic was sirens. Sirens are basically evil mermaids that would lure sailors out to shipwreck on their islands. My history teacher then asked the class if we believed in them and about half of the class said they believe, but of course I was a part of the other half. I went home thinking about the lecture for some reason. I wanted to take a walk and I basically live on the beach so I was also thinking of going surfing. I’m not entirely sure how, but I knew that something was off yet I just brushed off the feeling. I walked along the beach for around 15 minutes then I got to surfing. After a while I sat on my board and let the waves carry me. After a while I could see and island about 200 meters in front of me. I got closer to it and I heard the most beautiful sound. It was a woman singing! She was beautiful and she had the voice of an angel. I felt as if I was being entranced by her voice. I was compelled to get closer to her. I noticed she had other female friends surrounding her. They were all in the water. I was getting closer and closer but that is when i saw it. I couldn't believe it. I was in shock. She didn’t have legs. Instead it was a… FISH TAIL! I was partially out of her trance and I swam away as fast as I could but her and her friends were faster. They surrounded me and I feared for my life. Then I remembered what my teacher had told me about sirens and how to kill them. “The Sirens were fated to die if a mortal ever resisted their beckoning”. They kept singing and I kept trying to resist but they were strong. They began feeling pain and crying in agony. It was working! They were backing down. They stopped singing and swam away. After that i went right back home. I have never had an incident with a siren ever since.

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