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Shark Bait
Ho‘ike‘ike
Demonstration; show of any kind.
I closed my eyes.
Think and you will go, Maka says.
Well, I want to go out the tunnel.
My tail swished once, twice, two powerful strokes propelling me forward.
A warning light went off behind my eyes. I heard Mr. Sulu’s voice say, “Red alert! Red alert, Captain! Collision imminent.” I opened my eyes just in time to watch my snout slam into the reef.
“Oooooo!” said Maka.
The red alert lights behind my eyes flashed white like a strobe on a disco ball.
My nose!
I just bumped my nose!
Why does it hurt like I racked my alas?
The pain knocked me to my knees—if I still had knees.
I wasn’t sure.
In the water, I think both Maka and I would look like sharks to humans, but I kept seeing her as human.
Maka said, “You okay?”
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