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Kitti-waak ,” it peeped gratefully as it flew away.
    â€œWow!” whispered Hannah. “You can heal. I’d heard that very special Silver Dolphins could. That is so amazing.”
    Antonia rounded on Hannah, her greengrey eyes blazing.
    â€œThat was your fault,” she said angrily. “You frightened the bird, charging up the beach like that, and it injured itself.”
    â€œI thought it was an emergency,” said Hannah. “You were racing too.”
    â€œNo, I wasn’t.”
    â€œYou were.”
    Antonia was so worked up she felt dizzy in the head. “I could have managed on my own,” she yelled. “I never asked for your help. Or did you think I was going to mess up again? Is that why you came after me?”
    Hannah gasped. “Of course not! I was only trying to help. That’s what Silver Dolphins do. We work together to care for the sea life, don’t we?”
    â€œWhat’s going on?” Cai ran up the beach. “Why are you shouting at each other?”
    â€œShe started it,” said Antonia. Impatiently she pushed her long blonde hair back over her shoulders.
    Hannah said nothing, but her piercing grey eyes were full of concern. Antonia stared at the sand. She didn’t want Hannah’s sympathy.
    â€œI’ve had enough of this,” she muttered. “I’m going home.”
    She strode down the beach and into the sea.
    â€œAntonia,” called Cai. “Antonia, wait.”
    Pretending not to hear Antonia waded into the water and swam away. Bubbles and Dream were hovering further out to sea and came after her.
    â€œSilver Dolphin,” Bubbles clicked. “Why are you angry?”
    â€œI’m not angry with you,” said Antonia, her voice catching. She swallowed. “I have to go. I promised Mum I’d be back for tea.”
    Dream nuzzled her hair with her nose. “We’ll swim with you,” she offered.
    â€œThanks, but I’ll be fine,” said Antonia.“You might as well stay and finish your game.”
    Playfully Bubbles smacked the water with a flipper. “It’ll be no fun without you,” he clicked. “Please stay.”
    â€œI can’t,” Antonia turned away, unable to bear Bubbles’s look of disappointment. “I’m sorry, Bubbles. I have to go home and play with my cousins. I’ll play with you next time.”
    Deep down, Antonia knew she’d acted unreasonably. Why had she felt the need to prove herself to Hannah? Being a Silver Dolphin wasn’t a competition. As she swam for home she heard Cai shouting her name. A mixture of emotions buzzed round her head. One was stronger than the rest. She was letting everyone down. She’d even ignoredClaudia’s advice to take a holiday from Sea Watch and from the Silver Dolphins. Antonia was ashamed of herself. Unable to face Cai, she swam faster.

Chapter Nine
    T hat evening, Antonia half expected Cai to call to ask if she was all right. Each time the telephone rang she jumped a mile, then was disappointed when the call was for someone else. She thought about phoning Cai, only she didn’t know what to say to him. The following day, Mum offered to take thegirls out, to visit a tropical garden. Abi, Ella and Jessica were pleased. Not only did the gardens have a huge adventure playground, but there were lots of workshops going on, including one on making jewellery from nature. Antonia wasn’t so thrilled about the trip, but remembering her promise to be a good host, she pretended to be excited.
    Abi enjoyed the visit to the tropical gardens tremendously but she kept talking about Sophie.
    â€œSophie would love this,” she said, as she sat at an outside table making a bracelet from sunflower seeds. “I’m going to make her a bracelet to match mine.”
    Antonia wished she’d suggested that Sophie had gone to the gardens in her place.Then she could have spent the day at Sea Watch