A Tear in the Ocean by H. M. Bouwman

Author:H. M. Bouwman [Bouwman, H. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2019-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

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RAYEL. ABOUT 100 YEARS EARLIER.

RAYEL TRIED to explain to Nunu why they needed to go south, but more than ever she felt the limits of language. Nunu clicked and whistled, and Rayel explained, for days on end, the water and air around them slowly growing colder. She told Nunu, again, about her gift for the cold and how she had to follow it to the end, to see how much she could withstand and how far she could explore. She owed it to the gift. But her words upset Nunu.

The dolphin was desperate to go to warmer waters. She grew thinner in the cold water, her whistles sounding almost like sneezes. Rayel couldn’t bring herself to go north—but couldn’t leave her friend, either. They were stuck. The weight rested on Rayel’s chest, pressing down on her heart. No matter what she decided, it would be the wrong decision.

Then one morning, Nunu was gone.

She’d made the choice that Rayel couldn’t and had left in the night. Rayel waited all day to see if she’d return. But she didn’t.

Two mornings after that, Rayel headed south.

Alone. Again.

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