This is a children story version of the book Wake.

1. Originally
By:
Amanda
Hockings
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2. Gemma is a little girl who
loves to swim.
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3. Gemma’s older sister,
Harper, always worried too
much about Gemma.
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4. Every night, Gemma goes
night swimming. She loves
night swimming.
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5. There was a boy named
Alex. He lived beside
Gemma.
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6. Gemma grew to fall in love
with Alex.
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7. One day, four girls appear
in town, and nobody knows
who they are.
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8. The four girls were
beautiful, and they had
voices that no man could
resist.
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9. Since the four girls got into
town, weird things have
been happening.
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10. One day, Gemma, Harper,
and Alex went to a fair.
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11. That night, Alex’s best
friend goes missing. Before
he went missing he was last
seen with one of the girls
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12. The next day, the four girls
showed up at where
Gemma was night
swimming.
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13. Somehow they convinced
her to party, and made her
drink this special liquid.
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14. Gemma woke up the next
day not remembering
anything from the night
before.
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15. Gemma wanted to clear her
head, so she went to the
pool to swim.
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16. Something weird happened
at the pool. She knew it was
the work of the four girls.
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17. Gemma went to the beach
to find the four girls, and
there they were, laying on
the beach.
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18. She demanded to know
what happened to her last
night.
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19. Penn, the leader of the
group, explained that
Gemma had turned into a
siren!
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20. “Long ago, there was a
witch that was jealous of us.
So she made a curse and
cast it on us. We live forever,
and whenever we touch the
sea, we will turn into
mermaids. However, no
man can ever fall in love
with us” Penn explained.
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21. This was everything
Gemma ever wanted. To be
beautiful, and swim all day.
This didn't seem like a
curse, it seemed like a
miracle.
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22. “You have to choose, either
to come with us, or you and
your loved ones will die”
Penn said
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23. Was Gemma ready to leave
her sister Harper, and the
boy she loved?
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24. She asked for time to think
about it, but deep down she
knew the answer.
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25. She has to sacrifice herself
to save the ones she loves.
Gemma went home, and
said her goodbyes.
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26. She swam away with the
sirens, never looking back.
Gemma knew if she ever
went back, Penn would kill
her loved ones.
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27. And the singing of the
mermaids we hear now, is
Gemma crying to show her
love for Harper and Alex.
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