Over the following weeks, Xiao Hai and the mermaid meet regularly, sharing stories about their very different worlds. When the mermaid hints she may one day leave for somewhere farther away, Xiao Hai feels a little sad, but the friendship has changed her. She will never look at the sea the same way again.
那天晚上以后,小海常常去海边。
After that night, Xiao Hai went to the beach often.
她有时候带一本书,有时候什么都不带,
Sometimes she brought a book, sometimes nothing at all,
只是坐在那里的。
she would just sit there.