Chapter 14

He placed a hand over mine. "Apology accepted," he said sleepily.

"Mr. Shark! You're awake!" I exclaimed happily.

He appeared to be struggling with the pain. "Dog told me everything. I can't believe he convinced you to sneak into Jellyfish's floor." He sighed. "But this is all partly my fault too for not telling anyone where I went. I didn't think you'd care."

"If we didn't have that argument, would you have told me?" I asked.

"Yeah. I knew you'd be wondering where I went."

"So where did you go?"

Mr. Shark gazed at the sharks in their tanks. "I should have just told you from the beginning why I was helping you."

Mr. Shark started his explanation, "Every year, my younger brother and I return to our hometown to visit our sister's grave. After that, we spend some time together and update each other about our lives."

"So that's where you were," I said.