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After the interview with Elizabeth, the team began their usual routine of placing the equipment in the hot spots. Marie felt it was the perfect opportunity for her to have some alone time with Isabella to get her take on the whole situation.
Marie opened the screen door and said, “Isabella, why don’t you and I go over to the pond and have a chat.”
They made their way out into the warm air past the donkeys and continued to walk by the long stretch of crops planted in uniformed rows. The smell of the soil and flowers put Marie into a Zen-like state as she guided Isabella over to a couple of chairs haphazardly placed under a southern live oak.
Isabella took in a deep breath and closed her eyes as she sat down into one of the green painted vintage metal chairs. “This place is beautif
