Erica Sehyun Song

“Have you lost your mind? What have I told you Charlie about whales? You can’t MANHANDLE THEM!”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I knew that it was impossible for us to be kept apart for too long.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“It was the ideal place where people call ‘home.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“The last image I registered was Ethan and my hand – linked, bound and unbreakable.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I watched her shadow merge with the darker colours of the deep sea.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I closed my eyes and dived into foreign water.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I could have drowned…and my brother didn’t even care.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“The other one was filled with loud and obnoxious tourists. Always boasting on winning a sand castle competition and seeing who could…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“But what if Oscar—” “Breathes fire and threatens to cook you over a grill?” “I was thinking what if he gets mad,…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Everything was quiet now. It was even too freaky quiet. The house seemed big without anyone else inside. It felt lonely; like…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“She was merely an actress who had been forced to perform her part on stage without fully knowing her lines. She was…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I could have drowned today. If they hadn’t been screaming my name so loudly and if I hadn’t woken up, I would…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Although nobody could ever know about our friendship, that wasn’t going to stop us from being together.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“He is only fifteen! Does she really think he is prepared for marriage, especially with his intellectual range of a teacup?”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I told you; I am Arianna, the Siren, your Guardian, and how is a Guardian supposed to do her job if she…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“We share a bond. We do everything together. We have a piece of strong, invisible thread connecting us. It’s indestructible – it…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“She smiled sinisterly. Light mist started to slowly swirl around us. All I could see was her, the tall rocks and the…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I stood at the grassy edge and tentatively dipped my toe into the water. I watched the ripple spread and break the…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“She was not in the body of a young woman but just as I remembered her: a little toddler with a beautiful…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Time is a funny thing. You can go through it and meddle with it, but nothing can stay permanent. So even if…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“He sent it flying at full speed. It jumped six times as well, sending ripples across the sea. The small splashes of…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“A lot of teenagers today are influenced by the media’s depiction of perfection. I want readers to understand they don’t have to…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I brooded over it. If it had been any other dream, I would have ignored it. But it was one of those…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I distracted Herbert by pretending to trip and break a bone. Ethan darted around to the red golf cart with a cocky…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I felt so much older now, so much more responsible. I guess that there were some positive outcomes: I knew more things…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“And then I knew that despite all the pain and hard work all of us had gone through, despite the sadness and…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“There was a sudden flash of lightning which brightly illuminated our faces. I squinted against the harsh light. It was soon followed…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“The two of us locked up our own little secrets from the real world. We had experienced countless sleepless nights when we…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“As we drifted away from the Tower Bridge, I saw a single silhouette standing against the bright lamplight. Even now when I…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“All the carriages filed out in single file but in a fashion that seemed to mean that they were competing against each…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“A long time ago, there was a little girl called Mary. Now Mary, she was warned several times not to go to…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“She snorted in amusement at my remark. “When are the guards going to start to notice?” Keith peered into the distance. “Starting…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Next time when I dive into the territory that I had lived next to, where my sister grew up, I know what…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Our pendants glowed in unison and I understood that they represented us – Siren and human intertwined for eternity.”

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Making friends is not a big deal. Replacing me with them after talking to them for only one bloody day is a…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“We laughed as we ducked behind a pile of snow. Then our brothers came charging through the barrier, sending the four of…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I opened my eyes and watched the water stream past me. I let out some of my air and gazed at the…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“My wishing star glowed slightly and winked back at me. I could almost hear its voice, tinkling like wind chimes and church…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“Maybe I was wrong. Maybe there really is some goodness here in our world. But if goodness existed, that must mean that…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“I took my friend’s hand as she helped me up. With our hands still linked and our flower crowns tangled in our…

— Erica Sehyun Song