[Music Recommendation: "A Sweet Smile" by Yu-Peng Chen (Genshin Impact OST)-available in Youtube or Spotify] ~ Please listen to it in a loop while you read this part to experience the utmost beauty of this chapter ~
[Please note: We're back to Senara's POV]
~recap from Chapter 18~
"It's the meaning of your name," I explained. "In Hawaii, it means ocean. And remember we were making ocean-related analogies last time we spoke? So I just found it funny because you said it, too—that… since we're having problems with big whales, we'll need the help of the ocean."
And once again, there was silence…
~end of recap~
"Right." Took him a while to agree. "I'm no ocean, though. I'm just a teenager, too."
"Oh really? How old are you? I thought you're much older than me since you seemed mature." I didn't expect that, for real!
"Sixteen."
"Woah! We're almost the same age. I'm turning sixteen this September."
