Akara laughs lightly and whispers to Jack, “She thinks she’s a mermaid. You know, no swimming for one week means her legs grow back.” “Hey, there is some fucking logic in the mermaid debate,” Sulli tells Akara. “I love water. Mermaids love water. Therefore I am a fucking mermaid.” Akara ties a piece of her hair in a slipknot. “Sharks also love water.” “They do,” Jack agrees. “And eels. Stingrays. Manatees.” “Salmon,” Akara whispers. “Walruses—” “Hey, maybe I’m a fucking walrus then,” Sulli jokes in another loud whisper. “I could also be a mermaid too.” Akara loosens the knot in her hair and
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