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Adi stood at the edge of the mesa. She’d miss the view from up here. Every day, she noticed something else. People said Oklahoma was flat and boring, but here, at the foot of the Wichita Mountains, she couldn’t agree less.
Once the sun had cleared the tree tops behind her, her shadow grew to gigantic proportions in front of her. It reflected off Lake Lawtonka and beamed off the windows of the boats sheltered in the marinas along its shores. Honi had asked her to come with him in early summer next year. Maybe they’d get to swim in the dark-green waters.
She wore Honi’s winter jacket, a padded denim monstrosity. It was so big, it came nearly to her knees. Adi tilted her head into the collar and took a deep whiff of her boyfriend’s scent.
After many conversations, Honi had convinced th
