Don't Want To Be Lonely

Sera waited until Marina was asleep to go back to the beach to see Izz. She remembered how she'd felt before Marina had found her and they'd became friends and a family. She hoped Marina's grandmother wouldn't mind her going for a while. Marina had been living with her grandmother since last year.

She smiled seeing the moonlight on the ocean as her brown furry feet touched the sand of the beach. She hoped she could find Izz again but her ears picked up the sound of moaning softly from a cave not far from where she and Izz had been during the day.

She went in and smiled softly.

Izz was lying on the cave floor asleep while a lamp was on. She realised he was moaning softly and wondered what was wrong with him.

"Please don't be sad Izz." she whispered softly as his eyes opened seeing her there beside him.

He was a little stunned seeing her here.

"What's wrong?

Why're you looking at me like that?" she asked softly.

"Why isn't your friend with you?" he said wiping away a sandy tear but made sure she didn't see him do it.

"She's..... asleep right now.

Besides she's not allowed outside after dark because she can't see in the dark and lost her night vision.

You were sad when you saw her, didn't you?" Sera told him.

"Because humans only use us for their annoying and selfish wishes but don't care about us!" he answered sadly turning his furry back to her. She sighed at his opinion.

"Not all humans are like that.

When Marina found me, she knew I was a Psammead but never made a wish and she cares about me like a friend or sister. You've always been alone, haven't you Izz?

Maybe you should open up and learn to trust others." she said as she left but sadness was in Izz's eyes at that.

He had wanted her to stay with him but knew it would never happen. Tears fell from his eyes but then he saw her return to the cave.

"Izz..... it's okay.

You don't have to be alone anymore.

Plus you can trust Marina.

She and her grandmother are really nice, Psammead's honour." she said wiping away the tear from his eye. He saw her reach out a furry hand to his and he was still unsure but decided to take it as he got to his feet.

He then followed her to the house where she, Marina and Marina's grandmother lived and entered Marina's room by climbing in through the window.

Sera smiled as she saw Marina was still asleep as she climbed in beside her while Izz slept on the bed......