Turning the Tide
The reveal spread through the crowd, turning shock into laughter as the townspeople appreciated the jest. Caleb’s group, with Eli’s conspiratorial wink, broadcasted the recorded prank onto a screen, the pranksters’ planning and execution laid bare for all to see.
The tide had turned, the mystery of the mermaid was no more, and the crowd delighted in the reversal. The pranksters took a bow, their hoax now the highlight of the festival, and the river’s true secret remained its own.
The events of this story are entirely fictional and are products of the author’s imagination. Images included are meant for illustration purposes only. Any resemblance to actual events, places or persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.