 Mischievous Niffler
Alice heard one of the students shout out her name, asking what was going on. If only she had an answer to that question! "Trinetta?!" she shouted back, correctly identifying the voice. "Are you all right? Follow my voice! That is an order! FOLLOW MY VOICE!!!" She tried to move towards Trinetta's voice. It was at that moment that Nina's scream pierced the air, followed by Trinetta threatening someone. This was followed by a couple of thumping noises and then SPLASHES and more screaming - punctuated by a boy's exclamation of surprise.
Growing increasingly anxious, Alice prepared her lungs to shout out instructions - when all of a sudden she was unceremoniously WHACKED by the back-end of an oar.
THUNK!
Alice crumpled on the dock in a small heap. "AHH-AHHH!!!!" she cried out in pain, part scream and part sob. She clutched her head in pain and writhed on the ground. An oar hit to the head would hurt a part-goblin like her much more than it would hurt a human, and she had gotten it right on the head. "HEEEELP!!!" She screamed, sobbing tears of pain and rage as she continued to clutch her head. She began to feebly crawl up the dock (away from the water) to avoid being hit again. A trail of tears followed her - each one a humiliating drop of pain unwillingly given.
It was only when she reached the start of the dock that she heard the laughter. It was the laughter of other people. Equal parts joyful and mischievous, they caused a jolt of dread to run down her spine.
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