Writing Challenge #5

My conversation with The Little Mermaid, Princess Ariel.

Me: "Hello Princess Ariel! I'm very excited to be meeting with you today. I believe that I am your biggest fan."
Ariel: "It'd good to be with you today, Willie. I love your hair. Is it natural?"
Me: "Yes, it is. I take great pride in my hair color. While you're with me do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"
Ariel: "Go right ahead! It's part of my princess duties to talk with my people."
Me: "Question number one. Is it true that you like to collect human objects that have sunk to the bottom of the ocean from human ships?"
Ariel: "Yes, it is my favorite hobby. I like to look for shining silver in the sand or go exploring in sunken ships and see what treasures I can find. The best treasure that I ever found was a snow globe with a married couple embracing in it. I am happy that I have found the love of my life, Prince Eric. And I can also go between having legs and being a mermaid."
Me: "That leads me to question number two. How is it that you can be both mermaid and a human. Can't you only be one or the other?"
Ariel: "That is a really good question, something that confuses a lot of people. My father, King Triton, wanted me to stay a mermaid to be with my family and find a nice merman to marry. But when I found Eric I knew there would be no other man for me in my life. My father soon realized this and rather than losing me forever by letting me be human, it was his idea to be human half the time and then mermaid the other half of the time. I am then able to keep relationships with my sisters and father, as well as my husband and human friends."
Me: "That is really cool of your dad. I'm happy that you can have both of your lifestyles work for you. I'm almost done with my time with you. I'm going to have this one count the best. Tell me your secret beauty tips and how you stay the fabulous princess that you are."
Ariel: "I don't know if I can pass along my knowledge and secrets! But for a fellow red head I must. To keep my hair long and silky, I shampoo and double condition every day. Once a week I do a vinegar rinse to keep the dirty oils and crud from ruining my hair. The vinegar is a trick my mother passed along to me. It's true when they say mothers know best! To be a good princess is easy. I never lie, cheat, or steal. I am honest to everyone. I care for others and am there when somebody needs me. I put family and friends first so they know that they matter to me. Also I believe that being a positive person means everything. You seem like a fine young lady yourself, I bet it won't be hard for you to do any of those things."
Me: "Oh, thank you Ariel. You really are the best princess out of the Disney movies. I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to meet and talk with you today. I will remember this for the rest of my life."
Ariel: "It was my pleasure Willie. Feel free to come down to my underwater kingdom any time!"

THE END!

Writing Challenge #4

Juliet was the girl who always said too much. Everyone at school knew to stay away from her if they wanted a secret to stay a secret. It seemed to be that after almost any encounter with Juliet, she always ended her conversation with "Oops! I said too much". No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't contain any gossip information to herself. This often got Juliet into trouble. Juliet's best friend, Margo, wanted to help her friend so she could finally keep secrets. Margo had some big news but didn't want anyone else to know, except her best friend. Only her best friend was the person she absolutely couldn't tell! Margo devised a plan that would help Juliet get over her problem of constantly "saying too much". She would tell Juliet that she had a secret to tell her but NOT TO TELL ANYONE. The secrets would actually be little fibs about other people around the school. Margo thought that little bits of gossip would be easier to take in for Juliet. Then as Juliet got better at keeping them to herself, Margo would make bigger and bigger fibs until Juliet was ready to hear the real secret of Margo's. This was a fool proof plan Margo thought to herself. This way Juliet learns not to gossip and no one's real secrets were revealed and passed around. The first piece of gossip Margo shared with Juliet was, "Did you know that Mr. Rarston used to be a model?". This wasn't that juicy of information so Juliet kept it to herself. Margo was very pleased with this first result and a week later tried something a little bit better. She told Juliet that Rebecca didn't really have a boyfriend at another school, but made some guy up so people would like her. Juliet didn't seem that interested in this topic either, so this fib also stayed in her head and wasn't passed around. Margo thought that she was the biggest genius in the world for starting to break Juliet's habit. Margo decided to have a little bit more fun with the fake secrets. They then started pouring out of her and into Juliet's head. Mandi didn't go on vacation for spring break, she spent that money on a nose job.  Paul and Ruby are about to break up because Ruby found Paul cheating on her with Blair. Mrs. Phelps was seen at an AA meeting. These were the thoughts that consumed Juliet's brain after Margo told her them. Juliet wasn't sure where Margo was getting all this gossip from but she sure enjoyed drinking it in. Up until now Juliet had been doing really well at keeping Margo's lies a secret. She also wanted to not be the girl that always said too much, it made people not trust her which made her sad. She also didn't want to let down  her best friend. Margo had one more lie to tell Juliet before she told her the real secret. She had to make sure that Juliet was ready to handle it, even though she had been doing so well so far. Too bad the second biggest gossip in school, Vanessa, was on the prowl for more gossip to spread. Vanessa had noticed that Juliet wasn't talking as much as she usually did. She had a hunch that Juliet was holding in big gossip and Vanessa wasn't going to miss out on learning it. She walks up to Juliet and say "Hi darling! We haven't talked in a while, I have soooooo much to tell you. I've been hearing things!". Juliet was excited to hear everything that Vanessa had to share. Without even thinking twice, Juliet opened her mouth to tell all the gossip she had that Margo gave her. It all poured out from being contained for too long. Vanessa stood wide eyed as Juliet went on and on. Margo approaches the two girls and hears the end of the conversation where Juliet tells Vanessa the last "secret" Margo shared with her. Vanessa is grinning from ear to ear and quickly walks away to spread the news she just received. All Margo can think of saying is "Oh no, I've said too much".