What if a diver rescuing a manta ray was the beginning of global change? The beginning of success in tackling the problem of plastic waste responsibly and in a sustainable way? This is my second entry for the #PlanetOrPlastic National Geographic writing contest: https://www.wattpad.com/638334874-planetorplastic-writing-contest-planetorplastic It's a more hopeful version of the darker story I first wrote as an entry for the contest, titled "Walk Me Out On the Moonlit Beach Today", at: https://www.wattpad.com/story/169813797-walk-me-out-on-the-moonlit-beach-today