Book One, Chapter Three: Surface

Text: It was still early in the morning when Red floated down to the bottom to check on his friend. Are you sleeping? Red wondered. He didn’t really know what octos looked like when they slept. The octo jolted up, obviously exhausted. Red felt sad. He tried to think of a way to help. Do you want to go to the surface? Red asked. His new friend looked up. When he lived in the aquarium, Red enjoyed going to the surface of his tank to view his rock cave. He thought his companion might also like to see the world from a different perspective. When Red looked over again, his friend was crying. He wasn’t sure why. But maybe he could help with that, too.