Sangeetha Kamath

Theme: Crossover of fictional characters. BTB Monthly Writing Contest                                    MERMAID AND I Goodness! Hovering outside my window was a smiling tall, dark, handsome man in an unusual attire. I was on the 22nd floor!  I was about to screech when he  said, "Sangeetha, I'm Aladdin. Hop on! We have no time to lose!" He was on his flying carpet.  "You're Ariel's sister! The sea-witch had erased your memory. You have to save Ariel. She's imprisoned in a tower for conspiring to kill the prince. My genie will give you three wishes." In a flash, we were flying through the night sky!  As we reached the tower, I peeked in through the window. Ariel was overjoyed to see me. I asked her to hop onto the flying carpet and told the genie to make us invisible to the guards. We plunged into the freezing ocean. I made my second wish to help me breathe underwater. We reached the castle. With Ariel safe, it was time for me to leave. I made my thi