Scars Of A Broken Bond by Calv Momose

Time passed unmarked until they reached the spot where the whales were expected. Sabrina returned to the deck as their guide
alerted them.
Right now, the dock was nowhere in sight. The ship bobbed alone on the vast sea, and the surroundings were obscured.
Sabrina couldn’t help but let out a sigh, realizing how immense the world was and how insignificant people could feel.
Watching whales, like witnessing the aurora, was a game of chance.
The tourists, eyes wide, focused intently on the sea, but despair set in as the day wore on without a single sighting.
Hours went by, and lunchtime arrived.
Though the meal was lavish, disappointment overshadowed their appetite.
Then, a shout from the guide, amplified by a megaphone, broke the gloom. “Look! Southeast!”
Following his cue, Sabrina spotted a colossal creature leaping from the water, its body forming a graceful arc before plunging
back into the depths, leaving behind white waves.
“Wow!” they exclaimed in unison.
Frozen in awe, Sabrina momentarily forgot to snap photographs until Bettie’s reminder.
Having only seen pictures of whales before, she knew they were the largest animals on earth, but she had never fathomed how
huge they were.
The experience was far more profound than any photograph could convey.
Their guide exclaimed, “You are so lucky. There are several whale babies beside it. See?”
As he continued to detail the whale species, the tourists were consumed with taking photos, giving him Little attention.
The ship cautiously approached the whale pod.
The creatures seemed accustomed to the attention and showed no signs of fear. A baby whale, trailing behind, came so close to
the ship that when it leaped, Sabrina felt the water splash on her face.

Time near the whales seemed to fly by, and it was already five in the afternoon when they returned to shore.
Sabrina and her friends got off, and she said to Bettie and Aylin, “You can head back first. I’ve got a meeting scheduled with
Damon.”
Sabrina didn’t go to Oslo that day, and she had informed her friends that Damon had returned her wallet.
Bettie, with a touch and an ambiguous smile, said to Sabrina, “You really don’t want us to accompany you?”
“I can manage on my own,” Sabrina replied, smiling.
Though she could have included Bettie and Aylin to show her gratitude towards Damon, she decided to go alone.
Bettie, misreading the situation, assumed Sabrina harbored feelings for Damon. She playfully patted Sabrina’s shoulder and
winked. “Alright, go on, you can win him over tonight!”