chapter 10
Saphy has a dream that she is lying in a bed of silky seamoss while a warm current fanned her face. She can't stop thinking that her father will return. When Saphy and Connor walk by other kids Saphy and Connor can see them whispering and when Saphy and Connor come closer they stop. a girl named Josie Sancreed, didn't whisper and went right up to Saphy and Connor and sasid "everyone thinks your dad drowned, and they feel really sorry for you, but my mom says most likley he's gone off with another woman."A seagull comes and sings a song that their dad always use to sing. Connor thinks its a sign from Faro and Elvira that they want them to go to Ingo. Connor wants to go alone but Saphy won't let him, so she goes too.
chapter 11
Connor and Saphy are going to Ingo but their mother stops Saphy because she thinks Saphy is sick. Saphy thinks that they are not a proper family anymore because her and Connor are always at school and she is always working ever since their dad has been gone. On their way they run into Granny Carne. She doesnt think that Matthew drowned and that he will show up somewhere because he knows coast like the back of his hand. They find out that Carne knows about Ingo and the Mers. they talk about it for a bit then Granny Carnes not there anymore and Sadie is.
chapter 12
Saphy brings Sadie home but doesnt want to leave her there alone because Jack wont be back till later. they are thinking about all the stories and how Granny Carne new a person 100 years ago. Saphy was talking about how her dad told her about the man who vanished with the mermaid. Connor wanted Saphy to cut off her hair because when she is in the water she looks like one of them mermaids. Mermaids hate divers because they think they are spies.
chapter 13
the chapter starts with t hem eating dinner and how Matthew use to tell them stupid stories. they were told that Roger was going to diving to find part of a ship. Connor and Saphy were talking about how Mers dont like divers. Connor wants Roger to teach him how to dive but Saphy doesnt like Roger and tells Connor that he doesnt need air to go into Ingo and gives the impression that she doesnt like Roger. Connor tell her that its not about her its about their mom. She's so much more happy and alive. Connor likes Roger and told Saphy to give him a chance. At the end of the chapter Saphy starts to doubt that he father isnt coming back and she reminds her mother about him because she looks like him.
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