Ocean: The Awakening (17 page)

“It is a mental hospital,” she said, “so we might have another match. But we don’t know Gwyneth’s last name for sure. McDaniel might not be right.”

“We could contact the hospital to see if she’s there,” Kimo suggested, “but first we need to come up with what we’re going to say about why we’re making any of the contacts on our list. And we need to discuss this with Moanna.”

“We? Both of us, you mean?”

“Sure. You said you’d like to meet her someday. Maybe this is the time to do it, and I know how to get you down there.”

“I don’t want to go deep in the ocean yet. Maybe another time.”

“All right.” He smiled. “The way down
is
unusual, and it would definitely require a leap of faith on your part.”

She nodded, slowly, and didn’t say anything.

“I’ll go alone, then.”

“I think we’ve done enough for today,” Alicia said, looking at the list. “My brain is fried.”

“So’s mine. Let’s go for a swim.”

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