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“Sophie! I won’t tell you again.” I opened an eye to see Mom pulling back the curtain across the window in my bedroom. Outside, an oval moon hung low in a midnight blue sky. Almost full, I thought automatically. We’d been learning about the moon’s cycles at school. “It’s still night,” I complained as I pulled the quilt over my face and snuggled back into my pillow. “It’s half past seven,” Mom replied, resting on the edge of my bed. She folded the quilt back and kissed my forehead.”Come on, sweet pea,” she said. “ You’ll be late for school.” As she got up, she added under her breath, “Not that you’d miss much if you were. They haven’t exactly taught you anything useful at that place so far.” She’d left the room before I had the chance to reply. I let out a heavy sigh as I lay in bed, looking up at the ceiling. Mom seemed to be really grumbled ? a different word would make more sense here about something in the last week. Personally, I couldn’t see what there was to complain about. We were living on a beautiful island: Mom, Dad, and me, all together on an elegant white house near the golden sand and sparkling water that surrounded the whole island. Merfolk and humans, together in peace. I realize that last part isn’t necessarily a requirement in everyone 's ideal living situation, but it comes in handy when your mom’s a human, your dad’s a merman, and you’re half-and-half. Dad and I hadn’t gotten along all that well when we first came to Hawaiian

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