❝The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild and free.❞ -Unknown

dedicated to magic_mockingjay, whose faithful words of encouragement motivate me to keep this story running. thank you so much for the support <3

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"Hey! You're still there!"

"I did! That's why I'm talking to you on it!"

"Oh! I'm sorry; I don't want to bother you. It's just... I'm stuck and there's no one else I can talk to. I would call my parents... but they're going to get the wrong idea about my level of responsibility and they'll NEVER let me do this again--and-- I'm just stuck!"

"Yeah."

"... What the heck are you talking about?"

"It's uh... I don't know what's up, but the bus I'm supposed to take isn't here."

"Yeah, it really is. It especially sucks, since I'm supposed to be home by seven."

"But I need your help!"

"What, you can't help me?"

"But--"

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