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Submitted to Contest #171
My twelve year old sister, Lilly always said she could smell the rain, and made sure she said a simple, “I told you so” for all the times I denied it. Then I end up feeling the elegant droplets of water fall onto my arm a few hours later. She never sounded smug or egotistic, but instead always had a light smile on her face when looking up at the sky letting the rain wash over our skin. I loved seeing Lilly in the rain. Dancing and prancing in our front yard. I always made fun of her for having such a common and plain name, but she was anythi...
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