Kapitel 99: Ocean - What Does It All Mean? Part 2

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Ocean

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"Ocean! Stop playing with your food and eat it."

"Yes, Mom." I had jumped at the sound of her voice and straightened up before shoving a bite of the food into my mouth.

"Honestly, I know you're hungry. You're always hungry. So why in the world would you intentionally skip a meal?"

"I..I..I'm not sk..skipping it." I fidgeted for a moment as I thought of what to say. "I..I'm just n..n..nervous. That's all."

"Why are you nervous, Son?" Dad asked me with his eyebrows raised. "You have nothing to worry about." Dad was in his calm and kind mode today. I just hoped he stayed there instead of flipping over to his jokester side. Honestly, that would probably be the death of me.

"W..w..we..we..w..we..well I..I..I..-"