Drama Monologue

In Drama I was asked to create a character and give her a voice so I wrote a Monologue:

My past was really hard, my father ordered me to study everyday, he thought studying was more important than being with friends. Nobody was there for me...my father didn't understand me and my mother...she wasn't there. 
After I turned into a mermaid my life changed completely. Now I'm a happy girl. But one day I realized it wasn't always like that. It was when I saw a baby dolphin, he was trying to escape, just like me, but from a shark. Immediately I went near him to do whatever I could to save him, I even tried to call him and make him come with me so that we could escape together; but it was too late. I had no words, I felt distressed, disappointed, and sad, I couldn't understand how nature let that happen. Why? Why?. Maybe the question was why not. I felt so sorry; maybe I could just swim faster and save his life. I finally understood I wasn't prepared for this new life, the good and bad situations can always reach you, no matter where you are, even if you live in the sea. 
Life as a mermaid is amazing. I feel free, loved and glad of the enchanting environment in which I live. Little by little I will have to get used to what I'm and to what can happen.

This is me delivering the monologue: