Chapter 116: All Things Luke

"What's going on?" I asked Chad, staring at all the flippers surrounding him at the entrance. "You don't have a scuba diving license, do you?" he asked me, trying on the next pair of flippers. "No, it was either the scuba license or my helicopter license, so..." I started to joke, but realized he wasn't joking. "OK, then you'll be in the snorkeling crew," he answered, grabbing his other diving equipment, "With Cearra, Oma and Austin." I took a minute to process the names he mentioned. "So that means you, Luke and Bianca will be...?" "Scuba diving," he filled in, like it was the most obvious thing. I faked a smile. "Perfect." ** There was nothing perfect about this setup. I was standing in a wetsuit with a pair of flippers and a mask that made me talk funny. Meanwhile, Bianca had gone off with my boyfriend to explore the underwater wildlife on a magical aquatic adventure. "Raise your