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Hallie crossed her arms over her chest "Any kid with an ability like that would"

"So, that day, I concentrated a little harder than usual, curling ers in towardmy mouth, eyes, nose, throat I re went black When I woke up,me A trail of dead marine life stretched as far as I could see Fish, with their scales drying up Bloated jellyfish A couple of dolphins, a shark Giants, just … abandoned on the sand"

Hallie covered her mouth with her hands

"There were also people Lifeless bodies, covered with beach towels I’d created a tidal wave Even the strongest swiht it Eleven members of my extended family died that day, one to represent each year of my life" I took a deep breath Then another "One of them was my father"

She stepped out of her rooainst the wall, shoulders al

"I haven’t told anyone that story since I first calass" Liam first, and eventually, Nate That had been over five years ago I hadn’t given either one of theiven them to Hallie now "I knoas an accident, but souy It was a rough loss for everyone"

"Tell s out and crossed the observatories He was gone a lot Fascinated by space and its relation to time He knew about my ability, but never talked to me about it"

Instead, he wound the truth into fairy tales, as parents do when they believe reality is too frightening or too hard to comprehend When we’d buried hi were true And over

"My ht me mainland, and then I met Liam Samoans have a word, fa’a Samoa It means the ‘Samoan way’

Falass"

Hallie tooka word The line between business and friendship blurred The neck of ht

"So that’s why I’d choose the mountains" I cleared o back to the ocean"

Hallie

Controlling tides Moon phases The loss of so many people ere i shoulders curled over his chest made my heart hurt I had to take his hand

And I had to tell hi a parent, but o" The words caht instead of impulsive "I don’t usually talk about that, either"

He waited, holdingthose sweet eyes focused on uard for us I was still in public school at that point, but Dad had started to rein in nonschool activities He had a new sense of paranoia that started spilling over into , about soa versus anime"

"That’s what friends do," Dune said