Sumi's Book by Jan Bozarth

Author:Jan Bozarth
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780375896057
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2011-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

I waited for the fish to open its mouth, thinking I could make a break for it and swim clear. I was wrong. The instant the fish’s mouth opened, I loosened my tentacles, and the fish shut its mouth and tried to swallow me again.

Staying braced in the beast’s mouth was tiring. I knew I couldn’t do it for long. I had to escape soon or I’d end up as lunch.

Growing too big to fit in the fish’s mouth might work, except the fish would probably explode. Being covered in blown-up fish innards was grosser than soaking in mushwort but better than death. I filed the idea away as an option of last resort.

I considered turning my tentacle suckers into spines. If I jabbed the fish, it might want to get rid of me. To save energy, I tried one spine to test my theory. The inside of the fish’s mouth was so hard, the spine broke off.

I had the awful feeling that I had just broken a nail. I’d find out when I turned back into a girl, if I ever did.

A horrific image of bubbling bile flashed before me. The thought of being slowly digested was so awful, I shuddered. The spasm caused me to squirt out a puff of black mist.

Of course!

I remembered reading that octopuses shoot out an inky black cloud to distract predators so they can flee. I just hoped the stuff tasted bad.

I thought about being digested again. My fear was so strong, I spewed enough inky black liquid to completely fill the fish’s mouth.

It spat me out!

I quickly kicked my eight legs and swam away from my captor. When I was safely behind a pile of rocks, I changed into a dull green fish. I probably didn’t look exactly like Kano, but my new form was close.

There were just two huge problems, I realized as the cloud of ink trailing behind me dissipated: I didn’t see Kano, and I was no longer in the expansive field of green seaweed. I was in a deep underwater canyon.

Sheer cliffs towered above me, and there were rocks and boulders everywhere. The water was dark and much colder, and I saw no signs of life. While I had struggled inside it, the big fish had carried me really far off course.

“Kano,” I whispered into the deep. I was still too terrified to bring attention to myself. After a few minutes of whispering Kano’s name, I finally got up the courage to shout, “Kano! Where are you?”

“Coming!”

My tiny fish heart fluttered at the sound of Kano’s voice. I peered through the gray water, expecting to see a green fish. Instead, I saw an even larger fish than the one I had just escaped. And it was swimming right for me.

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