“Elva!” I cried out, and rushed to wake her. “We overslept, honey. We have to go now!”
I had so many questions. Where was Charlotte? Why didn’t my alarm go off? Why didn’t anyone come looking for us?
But there was no time to consider them, let alone process them long enough to find answers.
I tried to think back to what Nathan said about proper etiquette for meeting the merfolk in their territory. We would have magic cast on us to breathe underwater, so we should wear swimsuits.
I quickly picked out a swimsuit for Elva and helped her change. It was an adorable one-piece, sky blue, with little shorts and purple bows dotted all over it.
When Elva was ready, I opened my drawer to grab one of my own swimsuits. Yet, the place I had stored my swimwear was entirely empty! I opened the rest
