I tested the water, first with my big toe, then with my second toe, and then my entire left

foot. The water was chilled and swayed with a casual rhythm, like Jell-O left out to set. I picked

at a blood clot on my leg, first with my index finger, then with my middle finger, and finally with

my pinky. The scab covered a large hole in my leg that I got after falling, which led to being

impaled by a branch. I tore the scab off and shoved my finger in the wound, reveling in the pain

while the blood oozed out.

My foot rested in the water. As it swayed my body too swayed with it. Next to me sat a

boy. He pinched at the peachy fat underneath his left pectoral muscle, paying no attention to me.

He had honey blonde hair and a very small dimple to the right of his lip. He also fostered an

inverted nipple and smelled like freshly cleaned linen. His skin shimmered a bluish shade when

he was under just the right amount of sunlight. The color reminded me of fish scales, large blue

fish scales. I liked him a lot, especially since he was new to the neighborhood.

I watched him for a moment and he looked up, his cheeks turned a light pink as he got an

erection. We sat on the golden painted dock with our feet in the water. It smelled like fresh fish

and chopped collard greens.

“So that’s what gets you off?” I said.

With curious eyes he tilted his head at me.

“Come swim with me and I’ll be your girlfriend.” I said to him.

“I’m afraid to show you how I am in the water,” he shamefully looked away. “I wouldn’t

want to hurt you. I wouldn’t hurt your delicate and young flesh.”

“Just swim with me you, fag,”

I positioned my right foot on the edge of the dock and sprang into the water. When I got

far enough I untied my bikini laces and let them float to the surface and licked the fishy water off

of my lips. I floated with them and eventually sank back down. I found a musty smelling lily pad

and placed it upon my head. To hide under. I watched him from afar to see if I had caught his

interest. Waiting for him to follow me.

He stood up on the dock and untied his trunks, letting them fall to his ankles. His erection

stared at me from the dock. Mocking me. He jumped into the water head first. There was a huge

splash and water sprayed everywhere. I even felt a fish gentle caress my leg. I waited for him to

appear again, for five seconds and then ten. I began to panic after fifteen. I made the dumb boy

drown all because I wanted to play with…

Something strong pulled at my leg, it felt slimy and its grip tightened. I struggled to reach

the surface of the water as it pulled me under. I gasped for air each time, pulling at the grass, the

weeds, and the lily pads. I flailed until I was pulled to the bottom of the lake. I couldn’t see the

golden dock. I couldn’t see the clear blue sky. Everything had been clouded by dirt. And

something touched me with its squirmy tentacles and laced its fingers around my ass. Suddenly

the waters cleared and turned chlorine blue. I could see the boy again. His eyes brightened as he

placed his finger upon his lips to tell me to “be quiet.” Suddenly he smiled, exposing rows of

fangs that glistened under the clear blue waters. He laced his body around mine and stabbed

pieces of my flesh with his spiny scales. One breath at a time I began to sink. One breath at a

time he grew an enormous tailfin.