Delphine stood in the dimly lit kitchen, clutching the letter she had written to her parents.
She had agonized over the words, trying to explain that she had to leave alone and that they shouldn't have looked for her, hoping they would understand.
With a heavy heart, she carefully placed the letter on the kitchen table, where they would surely find it in the morning.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she glanced around the familiar surroundings of the house she had always known, the place that had sheltered her human life for so long.
The memories flooded back: childhood laughter, family dinners, and the love that her parents had given her.
But now, her destiny awaited in the underwater realm of Atlantis, a place she had only heard of in stories.
Seraphina's training had prepared her for this moment, and she felt ready to embrace her mermaid powers but not to leave.
