by Shelby Van Pelt
This was a cute story. It takes place in the pacific northwest of the US. There is an old woman, Tova, who works as a cleaner at an Aquarium. She talks to the fish and other creatures and especially likes the Octopus, Marcellus. One day while she is cleaning the lunch room she sees something on the floor. She thinks it is a sweater but it turns out to be the Octopus, tangled in some electrical cords. Tova frees him, but gets some sucker marks on her arm. She takes Marcellus back to his tank. Tova's husband has died and her 18 year old son drowned/disappeared when he was 18. He was a good boatman so that is mysterious.
The second major character is Cameron. Cameron's mother abandoned him and he was raised by an aunt. He has come to the town to find his birth father. He thinks the birth father is a rich businessman. Eventually after much effort he tracks the man down but finds out that he is not his father.
Eventually we find out that Cameron is Tova's grandson. They are both delighted at this.
A lot more happened along the way, including Tova releasing Marcellus back into the ocean as he nears his death.
It was a cute, uplifting story, despite the sadness.
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