[MARINA]
His left hand went to his face, rubbed it, and from the corner of his eyes, he saw Marina glaring at him as if saying, 'don't be such a baby.' Beta Shark let his hand fall to his side. Although he had a lot of things to inform Marina, he kept mum. One slap for a day was enough, yeah?
The relationship between Marina and Beta Shark was strained, no doubt about that. Despite all that, Beta Shark did well by her. Hope blazed deep in his heart that perhaps one day, Marina would talk to him as she spoke to Chief Ayn, Cecil, and Bedelia.
Anyway, it was the least of his current concern, he snapped out of that and stood by as Marina exited the lift leading to the tunnel.
Walking behind Beta Shark, Marina placed a hand above her chest to calm her heart. She pushed more. "Sorry, I wish I could help." Beta Shark said. Marina ignored him. Beta Shark seeing his words meant nothing to her, turned and proceeded.
