All Chapters of Ultramarine: Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

A mermaid stole the crew’s footage. That was what Mom, Lachlan, and Harris believed had happened when they abandoned the boat to look for me. 

It wasn’t until lunchtime that Ember left and I rushed to the cottage’s kitchen. I found Mom wearing an apron with a wooden spoon in hand, taste testing a thick, brown sauce. “Mom, are you...okay?” I asked, walking up beside her to glance into the large two pots on the stove. It was spaghetti bolognaise. 

Monday snuck in with a breezy, cloudless sky—that by an hour later as I got into Bowmore, turned into the center of a vicious storm.  The silver sky tumbled in rushed, radiating ripples, and spat out water like it was angry at the world beneath it. 

“Mom, so how long will you be out?” I leaned on the side of the new cabin cruiser. This one was twice the previous one’s size and had equipment set out on the deck that I’ve never seen before. “We should be back by tomorrow evening,” she responded. “Don’t worry. I’ve already asked A