Mosquito Repellent

Serena slumped beneath the massive shade of a towering banyan tree, her chest heaving as the grueling afternoon finally gave way to dusk. Every single muscle in her legs burned with a fiery intensity, vibrating from the sheer physical strain of holding rigid formations for hours on end. Wiping the heavy, glistening sweat from her brow with the back of a dirt-streaked hand, she stared out over the