Ninety Fathoms to Anywhere
adventure◐ TeenBefore either of them could speak, a boat thumped against the boathouse door. A man in a patched gray coat climbed in, smiling too wide. "That bell is the last working one on the coast," he said. "Name your price. I'll pay in fresh water and fuel." Iyla and Sefu looked at each other for the first time in years.
Iyla shook her head. "It's not for sale." The man's smile vanished. That night they heard his boat circle the boathouse twice. At dawn they moved the bell to a hidden cove and started planning their own dive, watching the water for his gray coat the whole time.
What happens next?
1 ways forwardThey dove before he could stop them and found their father's hidden seeds. When the gray-coated man cornered them on the surface, Iyla simply held out a jar. "There's enough for everyone," she said. He stared, then lowered his hook. Sometimes the thing people fight over was meant to be shared all along.