Dina sat herself on the sand, her knees to her chest. Her eyes waited and scanned the area for any sea turtles that were supposed to hatch at any moment. The best part of having a high school near the bay is that it took a short walk just to see the sea.
With her eco-friendly slippers, she stood up. "Any time now," she spoke exidetly. The eggs incubate under the sand and hatch in 50-60 days, and this morning was the 60th day.
She straightened her white and took her camera out of her shorts backpocket. The sand here was much warmer, which meant more females would come out.
After a few minutes, the sand slowly started to fidget. Dina slightly gasped, raised her camera to eye level, and snapped a picture.
Her head turned when she heard faint footsteps.
"Morning Yuto," she smiled at the Japanese boy.
Yuto walked closer; his normal deadpan face greeted the Cubican girl. "Morning." His camera hung from his neck, as always.
She grinned at him, her eyes flicking back to the sand as it shifted again. "Excited for the turtels?"
He shook his head, stepping beside her and crouching down, his camera now in his hands. "Nature project, something about capturing the essence or whatever."
Dina shurgged her shoulders; being friends with him for years now made her realise you shouldn't question everything he does. "I'm guessing you didn't want to attend the assembly?"
The sand moved again, more vigorously this time, and a tiny head poked through. Dina gasped softly, her camera clicking away. "There she is," she whispered, excitement brimming in her voice.
Yuto zoomed in, capturing the moment as the baby turtle wriggled its way free. Soon, more began to emerge, their tiny flippers overlapping other turtels.
Dina lowered her camera for a moment, her face glowing with awe. "They know exactly where to go, even though they've never seen the sea before. I wish I was like them."
"Yeah, but as soon as they get out, they get eaten, survial of the fittest Dina."
Dina looked down and gave Yuto's silence a thought. "Yeah... but at least they are together."
Yuto snapped another photo, listening to Dina but not answering.
"I think we should stick together, you, Miles, and the rest of the group. I don't think telling the entire world what we found was or is a good idea."
Yuto let his camera down and wacthed the turtels. "I changed my mind; I couldn't do it. Maybe I was too scared or just found it unnatural."
"So, you want to stop them? Assembly starts at ten; it's eight right now; we could still make it."
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Auburella called the paparzzi, the news media, the school's newspaper, everyone. Her eyes looked at the written speech, prepared papers, and presentation. Insetad of the school's clothes, she wore an oversized suit that she borrowed from Sage and Converse shoes. Her hair was in a bun.
Everyone expected a normal assembly, school announcements and all, but she planned this, and she planned this with the help of Sage/Who summarised all the events and put them into words everyone could understand.
Auburella, hidden behind the stage curtain, adjusted the oversized suit jacket nervously. She glanced at Sage, who was standing beside her, holding a flash drive and a clipboard, the latter filled with notes scribbled in neat handwriting.
"Thanks Sage for everything." Auburella whispered.
Sage grinned confidently. "Absolutely. Your my girl, now all you have to do is deliver it."
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