"Sorry," I apologize to the man I bump. I look up at him and was shocked because the man is not totally a normal man- he has only one eye. I was stunned for a moment and when he grunted in response I shakily step back. Then he dismisses me and walk, blending in with the crowd. I only look, wide-eyed on its back until it disappears in my sight.

I am always like this. I always see things- 更多 like monsters- only depicted in 图书 that I read. Ever since then I try my best to stay away from those monsters because it scares me to death. Who would have wanted to see them if they can give 你 nightmares?

I still remember my first monsters encounter. It only started when I reach the age of twelve, my mother take me to an underwater museum in Atlanta, Georgia as a birthday gift. I never expected that the seals and walruses to be... well they look like 狗 with black snouts, pointy ears and brown eyes. They have a sleek and black body which I've 给 credit because it's the only thing about them that looks like sea mammals, stubby legs with half flipper, half foot and human like hands plus sharp claws for a... I don't know maybe for a deathly finish to their preys. At first I never complained to my mother and to our tour guide about those "seals" because no one notices other than me. So I just continue walking alongside my mother.

Then we enter another tunnel, it is filled with normal fishes and sharks and other normal sea creatures that I am thanked of. After that tunnel we enter the 下一个 one. And yes, it's not a normal tunnel for another normal creature living in the sea. Our guide says it's a sea cow 或者 mana... manatees, something like that. I really don't believe the stuff she's saying for all I see is a thin woman with a mermaid costume 或者 so I assume it's a costume but when her image flicker I think I saw a beautiful woman then an ugly sea woman with sharp clawed hands and pointy teeth. When I say pointy teeth, I mean that it don't have lips, just teeth sticking out like fangs where her lips should be.

"Mom, I think we should go," I grabbed her hand and pull it lightly.

"Let's just finish the tour Daeia," my Mom says aimlessly.

"But..." I trailed off when I look at her; she has sleepy eyes and limply walks like a trying hard zombie. Then I look in the front line, like my mother the other visitors seem like drugged 或者 something. And I on the other hand kept pulling my mother away from the line but wouldn't budge at all. I think her strength had increased. I don't know what to do. I ran in the front where the guide is.

"These are the flesh eating sirens. They are so hard to capture, 你 know when they sang. Oh well 你 know guys one 或者 two of 你 can meet them face-to-face but that's the main event later," she 说 not knowing that I heard it clearly. I quickly run back to my Mom and pull her while listening alertly in the guide.

We are nearing to another tunnel which turns right when an idea came to mind. I pull my Mom gently aside so that those on our back will continue on their tracks. When we came to the tunnel I cover my Moms mouth and with all my might I bite her arm. She squeaked a little and jerks because of pain. I try my best covering her mouth to muffle the scream.

She removes my hand and look at me questioningly, "What are 你 doing Daiea? 你 bit me."

"Thank God. Mom, I'll explain it later but we really need to get out of here," I pull her to where we came.

"Where are the others? It's not funny 你 know. You're doing it again, what's happening?" she asked me.

"Mom. Please trust me," I pressed on her looking seriously in her eyes.

"Fine. Let's go. But if 你 are doing it again I'll cut your allowance, understand?"

"Yeah. 你 can also ground me for a whole month, but please we have to get out of here immediately," I managed to dragged her out of the third tunnel with the flesh eating mermaid. I remember now the story about the Sirens Island and the thought of it creeps me out.

Luckily, we've managed to escape the Ocean Park which is not a good birthday memory ever. Plus when we got back in our house in New York my Mom really cuts my allowance and she seriously take my word, I am grounded for a month. It's all because she doesn't believe in everything I say. I told her about those monsters, the crazy guide and her spacing out. She 说 that I'm doing it again- telling foolish stories about monsters which are not true. After that I can only just shut my mouth and face the truth that my birthday gift is a package deal of limited money access and grounded life for a month. I'm so happy, very happy, sarcastically speaking. I really hate that park ever and yet the last thing I remember about that place was shouting, terrified shouts.