Mira is going to the sea

She was turning into a fish, she said. This had been going on for days. Couldn’t he see? Couldn’t he smell it on her? She smelled of the sea. She found two fish scales under her pillow! Mira jiggled her bracelets above his head. Her voice alone would not get his attention. Tomo raised his newspaper, pulled his head in &ndash; a tortoise retreating into its shell. &ldquo;Just look at them,&rdquo;…