They rubbed goodbye with their noses and Bubbles did the twister, leaping up and standing on the surface of the sea on his tail, while he turned a full circle. “Show off,” teased Dream, before launching into a series of arches, her silver body flashing in and out of the water. Cai and Antonia swam the final distance home, struggling under the weight of the net, now there were only two of them to tow it. As they waded ashore, Antonia wished that after binning the net she could go back to the sea to practise arching and leaping like Bubbles and Dream. She knew it was impossible, though. Now she wasn’t needed the magic was fizzling out. Her legs were working properly and water poured from her clothes as she headed up the beach. The net felt even heavier on land. Limp bits of seaweed snagged in its frayed squares, as Cai and Antonia rolled and dragged it along. When Cai stopped at the Sea Watch boat to retrieve his shoes, Antonia started to giggle. “I’ve just had a thought. I haven’t got any shoes to walk back to Gull Bay,”
