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Sunlight fractured through the turquoise embrace of the Metkayina shallows. I lay suspended in the warm current, my gaze fixed on the sand below as it shifted in a slow, hypnotic tide. My lime-green eyes followed each grain's path, lost in the silent dance. Then, the light dimmed. Shadows stretched across the water. Aonung and his friends stood at the shoreline, their postures rigid with contempt. 'What is she doing?' Rotxo's voice carried a sneer. Aonung's lips curled into a smirk. 'Just staring at sand. How riveting.' A ripple of laughter followed. I rose from the water, pushing the wet weight of my hair back. 'What did you say?' Aonung stepped into the shallows, closing the space between us. 'I said, are you some kind of freak?' His hand swept a dismissive arc from my face to my hands.…