The Little Pink Fish by Rachel Johnson (best summer books TXT) 📕

There are some humans who are trying to repair this world, though their efforts are futile. I have been searching for two young humans who can dedicate their lives to traveling through time and space, changing the past, present, and future, and discouraging humans from making some of the decisions they have and will make. Hopefully that can heal the earth of her poisons. I have sent you on two journeys to show you what it is like. Now the decision is yours, if you choose not to accept, you must find two other people who are willing to take your place. You can take as long as you want discussing it, and when you have decided, jump back into the pool.”
They were then magically back on the roof, perfectly dry.
“That was weird.” Charlie said.
“You’re not kidding.” agreed Sydney.
After a long moment of silence, Charlie asked her what she wanted to do.
“I don’t know. What do you want to do?”
“Well, I know I haven’t really said it, but, I love you Sydney. And I would love to spend the rest of my life with you. If we did this you wouldn’t really have a chance to be with anyone else, constantly moving through time and space you know. So I am going to let you decide, I am going to go jump back into that pool and let you tell the fish what we are going to do. If you love me too and want to do this, then when we turn eighteen I’ll marry you. But if you don’t, for whatever reason, want to do this, then you just tell that to the fish. I know that this is a big decision for you, so I will jump into the pool and let you think in private.”
Charlie then disappeared into the mysterious water and Sydney was left alone.
Why did he have to do this to me? I am only fifteen! How am I supposed to know what to do? What am I going to do? Well, he asked me if I loved him. Do I? Yes, I think I do. But if I do this I will never get to see my family again. Oh dear...
Then, she knew what she had to do. Unsure if her idea was going to work, she dived back into the pool. And when she opened her eyes she was face to face with the little pink fish.

-5-

“What is your decision?” asked the fish.
“I have decided to accept your offer. However, can I wait three years to start?”
“Why?”
“You said it was time travel, so what does three more years matter? I just want to have the rest of my non-adult years spent as a normal teenager.”
“Very well, but the moment you turn eighteen, you and Charlie will be transported here. Good-bye.”
After a moment passed, the girl and Charlie appeared back on the roof of the building.
“I love you Charlie,” Sydney confessed.
“Yeah, I figured.” Charlie said with a smile.
Then, right there on the roof-top, both Charlie and Sydney had their first kiss.

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Publication Date: 07-07-2010

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