After a plane crash leaves me stranded on a deserted island, I unexpectedly gain the ability to hear animals' thoughts.
An orca family treats me like a pet and feeds me seafood every day;
a sea turtle gives me a hundred-year-old pearl, and seagulls help me dry fish.
Then one day, I hear the orca mother think, “The baby's been picky lately. We need to change up the menu.”
I freeze, then pack my things that very night, ready to run
“Wait, if our pet runs away, what are we going to raise?”
“You,” says the orca father, baring his pearly white teeth in a kindly smile.
