fish of a scale, swim together

Chapter 3 surprise

" What!!!!!" Mt sister, Sharlett screeched. She had, just a second ago, been sipping the soup fron her spoon and now the spoon lay dripping onto the table. She quickly started wiping the table after her outburst.

I on the other hand am stick still unable to move a single muscle. Except my jaw.

" quiet Sharlett"

"But-"

" I said quiet!" I pause and turn my head toward the other side of the table. My eyes zeroed in at myparents. "My turn"

" Well mom when did you find about this?"

" Today."

" and at what time?"

" About after you left."

" Then why didn't you call us home?"

" Why so that you can freak out the whole day. Besides it wasnt such a grand deal that required your guys's precsence ."

" It wasnt such a big deal. It wasnt such a a big deal!"

" Dont raise your voice against your mother" dad stated

" Why!? This is a big deal.Why didnt you tell me."

This was so unfair. How could mom recieve a letter about the army requesting. no commanding dad to drop everything he has, to join the Maineneans at war against the Yorbenese. It was so crazy.

" I had to wait for your father to come home. Since I think any person wouldnt like to go home with a sighn sayin 'congratulations on joining the army' .

Even though mom said that as a sarcatic remark I can see both parents flinch at that comment. Mom placed a hand slowly on dads chest. Almost as if saying sorry.

I flnch at the remark " Kay, uh good point. " I whispered.

I hear a sniffling going on behind me and I turn to see Sharlett sniffling like crazy.

" Eh, whats the matter Sharlett? " dad asks

" This cant be true! Papa you can't be going to camp. I-i dont want you to go. Papa d-dont-"

Dad had risen and placed his big hands on her shoulder " Now Sharlett, hush for a second starling. "

Her sobs softened, but not her tears . Though dad continued. " Listen their is a fight, correction war, going on right now amd I bet you some of the men out their also have families. Families who miss their sons, brothers, father's very dearly. And if their is no people to help these men out their then they dont have a chance at making it out alive."

Dad stands up slowly in a very calm way.

" I have to go and help in whatever I can in whatever I got. For our territory, for our land and for our home. "

Silence ensues no one knowing what to do or say. So I stand up, walk over to my papa and slowly hug him, Sharlett and mom join and we all sink to the ground in heaps of tears and sorrow and anguish. All of us.

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-' Page' my breath mother called. Her worry was heard probably through-out the entire ocean.

-'I 'm here ' I answered, though my sarcastic thought hadn't been heard.

- ' you know your not supposed to be out this far' Terrence said. I couldn't see his seal body, but I guessed by how near his voice sounded that he was close. And just like a magician he appeared.

-'I could report this to breath mother you know' he swam over me then put his seal face right in front of me -' she'll give you a bite unheard of, you'll probably even spend a whole week on dry land' .