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Submitted to Contest #53
The backyard was the only thing in the house left out of the remodel. His parents had meant to do it, but then they had run out of money. So instead of a green gardening space with a quaint pool it was a black tarp with two outdoor lounge chairs. It’s where Max and Hattie had spent almost every single day of the summer so far. Today they were eating sunflower seeds and drinking cold lemonade. Even without the pool, they both wore their swimsuits: trying to deepen the shades of their melanin. Max reflected on the sum...
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