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The voice made her jump, but then she relaxed

It was only Enrique

“Oh, hey,” she said, playing it cool even though he’d caught her talking to an octopus

“You know, I talk to therin He studied Queenie “I think they understand us Or ination What do you think?”

How much could she tell hiic in Triton Bay? That, indeed, some of the life down there could very likely understand them?

“Yeah, I think they do,” she said

“Right?” Enrique was staring at her woolen scarf “Haven’t seen you around much”

“Oh, I’ve been busy with the nei For a second, she forgot about her troubles “I even set a new record time in practice”

“Wow, congrats!” he said with a genuine se into the ocean Just kidding, of course”

Their eyes ht of how he’d saved her by pulling her out of the ocean But then her hand returned to the scarf around her neck She couldn’t risk hiills She felt theht Hey, I have to helptank” And with that, she ran off and left hi by Queenie

Why did she always act so aard around him?

The truth was she liked him

But somehow she always found a way to ruin it

She always ended up acting, well, as Attina would say, hashtag lame