When everyone was told that it was time to sleep, she asked the community leader if she could go to the toilet and she was allowed to go.
She sneaked away from their sight and ran to the beach as fast as she can. Even it was cold, she didn't care. She dived in to the water and held her breath and deep in to the ocean.
She saw her old friends. The sisters and the others. The sea was still her real hometown and it looked like a happy place to be. She thought about being a fish again but she shook her head. She was now a human and can do freely what ever you like. The sisters recognized her and made a breathable bubble. Ponyo still could remember the fish language and talked in the fish language in her best. She struggled a bit since her tongue didn't need to talk in fish language for 15yrs. But the sisters could understand and they said they weren't any sign of Sosuke at the moment. Ponyo sighed. She tried to find Fujimoto or her mother but there was no signs of them either. She then asked her fish sisters if they have seen the boat with blue stripes. None of them knew. Ponyo couldn't get any information about Sosuke. But one sister said Fujimoto went to his secret room and was up to something. Ponyo thought maybe, just maybe Sosuke might be caught with Fujimoto but what has Sosuke done wrong? Maybe fished so many fish? NO that cannot be possible. Sosuke has a limit of fishing. His boat can only take 1 bag of fish. So she didn't think it was possible. Ponyo sighed again. She just wanted to be home and be with Sosuke. She said goodbye to her sisters and went up to the shore.
Surprisingly, it was dawn already. Everyone was just waking up now. Ponyo thought about going back in there, but if she did, she will be questioned and will be dripping water everywhere. The storm has come down and it was calm, sunny morning. She laid on the sand and let herself dry. Then she dreamily slept away. When she woke up, she was tucked away in the community centre's bed. She then saw Kumiko looking awkward.
"Ponyo, what were you doing at the beach?" Kumiko asked.
Ponyo was still a bit sleepy and was not totally sure about Yesterday.
"Did- did Sosuke came back?" Ponyo asked.
Kumiko shook her head.
She repeated the previous answer she asked.
Ponyo didn't want to reply that question. It was too personal. So she went to sleep again.
Kumiko understood that she doesn't want to answer that question so she whispered;
"You can go back to your home now. I am going back home, goodbye"
Ponyo could hardly hear that, but when she woke up she was gone. No one was left in the community centre so she decided to go home.
She walked beside the beach until home and looked down the sea but there wasn't any boat. She cried again and ran all the way home. She was just too sad to do anything but cry.