It was evening, right after dinner when Kendra ran down the driveway to Drew’s car and got in. “Well, my parent’s said I could stay with you,” Kendra said,” but I kind of told them you were a girl. Telling them I was going to stay for the weekend at the house of a guy I just met today might have raised some red flags with them; even if we’re just friends.”
“At least that secret would be easier to break to them.” Drew said.
The two engaged in small talk in the car for a few minutes before the conversation turned to the inevitable. “So, how does it work; your transformation?” Drew asked.
“Well, It first started when I was bathing for my 18th birthday party. It didn’t hurt, but it was disturbing to say the least. Lucky for me, I was too stunned to scream. Also lucky was the fact I could change back. I passed it off as a dream until the next day when it happened again. This time all on it’s own without water. That was when I figured out that I have to change every day. Fortunately, I was finishing up using the bathroom when it happened and I could get into the tub.”
“What about when you get wet?”
“Well, I won’t transform if I’m sprayed with a hose or get caught in the rain; thank goodness for that!”
“I’ll say; that bit causes no end of problems.” Drew chimed in.
“Yeah. My whole lower body needs to be fully submerged in water to trigger the transformation. I’ve also been able to hold it back for a little while, but never for longer than a minute.”
“What a shame, you would kill in a swim meet if you could control it better.” Drew said.
“Don’t I know it.” Kendra agreed.
“Here we are!” Drew said as he pulled his car into a driveway. The house was a modest ranch-style house and, as Drew said, spaced a bit apart from nearby houses. Not as far as Kendra imagined, if you were to put other houses in between them, it would be quite cramped, but it was sufficient that if someone were to peek, they wouldn’t be able to tell a real tail from a costume. “We’ll take it easy tonight and figure out this whole thing, tomorrow. How’s that sound?” Drew suggested.
“Sounds like a plan.” Kendra agreed.