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task.
    â€œThere are two more panels in the garage. Will you help me get them?” she asked.
    â€œOf course,” said Antonia, following Claudia outside.
    â€œHow’s it going with Abi?” asked Claudia as they walked to the garage.
    â€œFine,” said Antonia.
    â€œReally? Abi seems uncomfortable. I’m getting the impression that she feels out of place and bored.”
    Antonia forced a smile. She could hide her thoughts and moods from Claudia if she wanted to, but what was the point?
    â€œYou’re right. It’s not fine,” she admitted. “Abi’s changed since I saw her at Christmas. She’s into different things.”
    â€œYou don’t have to come to Sea Watch every day if Abi doesn’t want to,” said Claudia. “You could take a holiday.”
    Antonia said nothing as she remembered her promise to Mum. She twisted a strand of her long blonde hair round a finger. How could she manage to stay away from Sea Watch for a whole week? And what about the Silver Dolphins? It would be really difficult to answer the call if she was looking after Abi on her own.
    â€œYou can take a holiday from the Silver Dolphins too.”
    Antonia jumped in surprise. She’d been unaware that Claudia had tuned in to her thoughts and her suggestion shocked Antonia.
    â€œI can’t ignore Spirit’s call,” she said emphatically. “I promised I’d always answer him.”
    â€œThere are three of you now. Cai and Hannah can manage on their own.”
    Antonia remained silent. Not answering Spirit’s call would be impossible. Knowing Hannah was a Silver Dolphin only made it worse. Antonia wanted to prove to Hannah that she didn’t usually make mistakes.
    â€œPromise me you’ll think about it,” said Claudia calmly.
    Reluctantly Antonia nodded. So many promises! How on earth could she keep them all?

Chapter Seven
    T hat evening over tea, Mum made an announcement.
    â€œI’m taking you girls out tomorrow. We’re going to spend the day at Oak Manor.”
    â€œThe theme park?” Abi stopped playing with her food and looked interested.
    â€œWicked!” squealed Jessica and Ella.
    â€œWhat, all day?” asked Antonia, putting down her knife and fork.
    â€œWell, of course all day,” said Mum. “It’s a big place.”
    Antonia had never been to Oak Manor, but she’d heard the rides were brilliant. It was the zoo part she wasn’t keen on. The zoo had tigers and a golden eagle. Antonia didn’t agree with such magnificent wild animals being penned up. But her main reason for not wanting to go to Oak Manor was that it was inland. How would she answer Spirit if he called while she was there?
    â€œCan’t we go to The Lakes instead?”
    The Lakes were only down the road and right near a beach.
    â€œBoring,” sung Jessica. “We can go to TheLakes any time. Not that I’d want to. The rides are so babyish.”
    Mum gave Antonia one of her looks. “We’re going to Oak Manor,” she said firmly. “It’s all arranged. I’ve invited Sophie along too.”
    That was a nice surprise. Antonia smiled at Mum gratefully. It would be fun to spend the day with Sophie. And having her around might make things easier with Abi. Looking after her cousin was hard work. Abi had been bored at Sea Watch and made her boredom embarrassingly clear. Claudia offered to take Cai, Antonia, Abi and Hannah surfing after Sea Watch had closed for the day, but Abi hadn’t wanted to join in with that either.
    â€œI don’t do water,” she said.
    Sophie would know the right things to say to Abi. She got along with everyone. Helping out at her dad’s art classes had given her lots of practice as she had to be friendly to all sorts of people.
    After tea, Antonia went into the garden to look at Sandy Bay. The sky was blue and the sea sparkled like millions of tiny sapphires in the