Lake Lewisia #718

It had been bittersweet for the couple when their children moved out, choosing to make their way in the world outside their childhood hometown, but they knew lives and towns breathed like that, growing and shrinking. The day their teenage grandchild announced xir intention to stay, not just for the summer holiday but for good, as soon as xe finished school, they felt the decision like a sudden, expansive inhale. They did their part, fixing up not just the spare bedroom but another workspace in the office, suitable for a young person finding xir feet, and the couple and the town breathed in deeply the joy of change.

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LL#718