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Taytra
After making a not so graceful dismount from the boat, Taytra waits for Father to climb up on the shore beside her. She has been here on this side the lake a few times over the years with her lessons or with Jacinta when she needed an extra set of hands for an appointment. So, while the grandeur of the city made many drop their jaw in awe she gives it a cursory glance and focuses on holding up her dress. She flinches whenever the cold fabric clings to her ankles. Of course the boat her father had picked has a hole in it. Why wouldn’t it? We had to take the first boat so we could watch Shauna jump in the water.
“Where are you meeting Jacinta?” Father asks bending to squeeze some of the water from his pants.
“I told her I would meet her in the market on the south side. But I nee
