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on my shoes, and within one very
long hour, we are ready to go.
We are barely out the door before
I decide my cute Texas-friendly
ballerina-style flats aren’t exactly
suitable for snow. Especially not
snow like this. “Oh!” The word
disappears in a puff of steam.
“It’s just so … beautiful.” Everything
is carpeted white. Morning sun glints
off the clean, mostly undisturbed
drifts. Traffic beyond the parking
lot is light. Slow between the giant
piles of plow-pushed powder.
Definitely a whopper of a storm.
Looks like it’s moved on for now.
My clothes are Texas weight,
and I shiver beneath them. But
a strange feeling floats down
over me. It’s a flurry of calm
I’ve never felt before, and worry
dissipates. Whatever happens,
I know somew
here in all this snow
I’ve found a missing piece of me.
Summer
ADVENTURE OVER
Kyle’s truck is totaled. And with
it, our dream of playing house.
I guess somewhere deep inside
