Chapter 1
The sun peered in through Maggie’s window, casting light across her bed. Dust motes swirled through the air, caught in the breeze off the Endless Sea. The rhythmic splashing of the waves tried to lull her to sleep, but she kept her eyes open, watching the specks float aimlessly through the air.
A shadow flickered past the window as a bird landed on top of her stone home. The gull’s caw set Maggie’s teeth on edge.
“Shut up.”
At her murmur, the shutters swung closed, blocking out the sunlight and muffling the bird’s call.
She rolled onto her back, staring up at the dark ceiling.
The waves kept up their steady hushing, like the sea itself whispered in her ear.
Get up, Maggie. Life is waiting outside these walls. There are a thousand worlds you’ve yet to explore.
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