Before going to sleep, Julie unpacked her clothes for the week and put them in the dresser. The one thing she left in a suitcase was a swimmable mermaid tail she had ordered from a costume designer over the Internet.
It was violet, her favorite color, and the material glistened in the sunlight. It also came with a bikini made of genuine seashells held with realistic looking, but faux pearl straps.
As much as she wanted to put them on and try them out in the ocean, she was just too exhausted from the trip, so she set the suitcase aside, climbed into bed, and fell asleep.