Breathe by Robinson Hazel

Author:Robinson , Hazel
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2020-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

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After a short car journey, we reach the most spectacular view. I will never get used to standing next to such magnificent sights. The Sea-Life Centre is across Westminster Bridge, right next to the London Eye, and I swear this thing is enormous this close. It’s the first time I’ve visited this aquarium. I’ve been to others like the one in Manchester as a kid. It’s a bit crap really that I have lived in London for two years and never really adventured the sights.

He pulls into the carpark and gets out of the car. Taking my hand in his and leads me through the doors, the heat from the tanks at the entrance instantly hitting me. There are queues at each of the turnstiles, children tugging on their parent’s arm’s eager to get in.

Marcus stops a moment at a side door pulling out his wallet, he removes a card, swipes it, and the door unlocks – course we just entered through the staff entrance! Why would he queue up like everyone else?

He smiles at a woman in the long corridor before we exit out another door. Fake walls are on either side of us, with tanks built in all around. I look in each one, amazed. Even as an adult this kind of place still makes me giddy, and excited to see what kind of fish is in the next tank.

I look over my shoulder to Marcus standing behind me, his arms crossed over his chest as he watches me, smiling. “Having fun?”

“This must be pretty boring for you?” I stand up, taking his hand as we walk round the corner into another kind of room – this one has open tanks but low down. I smile, watching all the children around, pointing at the crabs and starfish.

We wander around hand in hand taking in all the scenes, Marcus taking care to point out all the interesting facts for me on his favourites. I can see his excitement building as we turn around the corner and the floor is glass…. freaking glass under my feet.

Marcus bends down for a moment. “That’s Zippy! He points at the huge shark swimming right under my feet. I jump for a moment as my heart beats hard against my chest with excitement.

“Zippy?” I look at him curiously.

“Yea. We have two sand tiger sharks, Zippy and Bungle.” I watch in awe as the huge predator swims gracefully under us; its teeth ragged.

“You swim with them?” I continue walking until the glass floor ends and we are on normal ground. It’s un-nerving walking on water!

He smiles and nods at me, I can see the pride in his eyes, he really does love them.

We enter a huge tunnel filled with glass all around us, above my head giant green turtles glide across the water. I stop closing my eyes a moment. “I think these are my favourite so far.”

“Yeah, I love them, you should see them in the wild…. It’s amazing. I’ve watched them coming to shore to lay their eggs….

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