[She leans back on her hands splayed behind her, working fingers and toes into the sand deeper and imagining that it's warm.]
The Gulf of Mexico. We found this little beach on our first drive down to Florida. It was so beautiful, but we couldn't stay. The town was so small, there were no jobs.
[She breathes in and it's almost salty sea air, or a vivid imagining of it.]
We used to come here all the time. All the beaches by the city were really crowded and opened up to sandbars or peninsulas, but here- it was just the gulf. There was almost never anyone here.
[They liked the privacy and utter isolation, and often abused it for nefarious marital purposes. She sighs, the memory coming back sharp and strong. Mary would offer context- why they were in Florida of all places - but she assumes Raphael knows. It was their escape after Mom and Dad, years of it.]
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The Gulf of Mexico. We found this little beach on our first drive down to Florida. It was so beautiful, but we couldn't stay. The town was so small, there were no jobs.
[She breathes in and it's almost salty sea air, or a vivid imagining of it.]
We used to come here all the time. All the beaches by the city were really crowded and opened up to sandbars or peninsulas, but here- it was just the gulf. There was almost never anyone here.
[They liked the privacy and utter isolation, and often abused it for nefarious marital purposes. She sighs, the memory coming back sharp and strong. Mary would offer context- why they were in Florida of all places - but she assumes Raphael knows. It was their escape after Mom and Dad, years of it.]