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Sunday, April 05, 2026

The Smiling Tide - Chapter 3: The Second Attack

dolphinIt happened at dawn.

A kayaker named Melissa Trent had taken her usual route along the cliffs. The water was calm, almost glassy.

She saw the dolphin trailing her early on.

It kept pace with her kayak, never straying too far. She even smiled, dipping her hand into the water.

“Hey there,” she said softly.

The dolphin surfaced beside her.

Up close, she noticed something odd. Its skin bore faint scars—long, pale lines that crisscrossed its body. And its eye…

It didn’t blink.

It stared.

Unmoving.

Then it vanished.

Melissa exhaled, uneasy now.

Moments later, her kayak jolted violently.

She screamed as something struck from below. The kayak tipped, throwing her into the water.

The dolphin was there instantly.

It circled her—not playfully, not curiously—but with precision.

It struck her leg.

Once.

Twice.

The force was brutal, calculated.

Melissa tried to swim, but the water churned around her, disorienting. The dolphin darted in and out, always just out of reach—until it wasn’t.

Its snout slammed into her chest.

The last thing she remembered before losing consciousness was its face inches from hers.

And that smile.

Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model

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