Forever
“Ever’s loud wail of sorrow cut through the wind like a sword. “No, no, no!”
Mina’s fingers worked tirelessly at the knot, but she couldn’t get the rope undone.
One of the sirens rushed over to untie them. The rope fell to the deck with a thud, and Ever ran to the railing and looked over.
“You stupid nixie!” Her fist pounded the railing. “You always think of others first.
For once, why couldn’t you be selfish and save yourself?” She collapsed to her knees, bawling.
Mina gently wrapped her hands ...around Ever’s shoulders, surprised when she turned, and buried her head in Mina’s shoulder.
“Oh Nix, I’m so sorry for all the names I called you,” Ever confessed. “For putting salt in the Pixy Stix when you kept stealing them. For telling you cartoons were real.”
“What do you mean—they’re not real?” Nix shouted from the other side of the ship.
They turned to see Nix’s head as he peeked over the side rail. He hauled himself up, swung his legs over, and hopped onto the deck.MoreLess
Mina’s fingers worked tirelessly at the knot, but she couldn’t get the rope undone.
One of the sirens rushed over to untie them. The rope fell to the deck with a thud, and Ever ran to the railing and looked over.
“You stupid nixie!” Her fist pounded the railing. “You always think of others first.
For once, why couldn’t you be selfish and save yourself?” She collapsed to her knees, bawling.
Mina gently wrapped her hands ...around Ever’s shoulders, surprised when she turned, and buried her head in Mina’s shoulder.
“Oh Nix, I’m so sorry for all the names I called you,” Ever confessed. “For putting salt in the Pixy Stix when you kept stealing them. For telling you cartoons were real.”
“What do you mean—they’re not real?” Nix shouted from the other side of the ship.
They turned to see Nix’s head as he peeked over the side rail. He hauled himself up, swung his legs over, and hopped onto the deck.MoreLess
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