With relish, rainpour pools in our dead-end dirt road. We, David from across the street and me, sit in that puddle like it’s a lakeside resort. Our little buns caked in mud. Drawers soaked and drooping with glee. Our moms, lounging on aluminum chairs woven with green and blue stripes, pass the time smoking Viceroys and drinking black coffee.
The Perfect Beach
Rain pools in the dirt road as two kids sit barefoot in the puddle.
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