I was doing better than I thought. Lo'ak was strong. He pulls me alongside the river. I can feel the current around me. It was like a warm blanket. The coral on the bottom felt like the grass of the earth. We swim up for a breath.
"You doing good?" Lo'ak asked.
"Better than I thought." I say.
"You look like a wounded fish."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
I splash him. He laughs. He splashes me back. I feel calm and happy. A feeling that I have not felt in ten years. I never thought I could feel happy again. Ever since the Sky People took me, I didn't think I could feel happiness again. I guess that changed.
We get to the shore.
"That was fun. First time I felt happiness." I say.
"I feel it everyday with my family." Lo'ak said.
The human they call Spider came through the trees. He wore a mask to block out our air. I stand up. I back away. Even though Neteyam told me he's not a monster, I cannot see that. All humans are the same. Humans tortured me for ten years.
"Lo'ak we should get back." Spider said.
He looks at me. I hiss at him.
"Temen, ohe am ke'u like the hì'i People." Spider said to me.
(Temen, I am not like the Sky People)
"Ngenga tukru our language, txìm ngenga are born from demons." I hiss.
(You speak our language, but you are born from demons.)
"Let's get back before we get into trouble." Lo'ak said.
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𝒜𝓋𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓇: 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝒶𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓇𝓈
Science FictionIf you haven't watched Avatar 2 the way of Water, then you should totally do it!! This is another fanfic because I felt like it. I recently watched Avatar the Way of water and I loved it!!! Plot: Temen has been a Navi experiment for most of his lif...
