There's a certain slant of afternoon light that turns ordinary moments into something resembling magic. Perhaps that's why memory clings to these fragments, polishing them smooth like river stones. It was in just such a light that Mira found herself standing at the edge of Miller's Bend, staring at the swirling eddies of the Clearwater River. It was just a river; it was just water flowing as it had for millennia. Yet Mira knew better. It was this river, her river, which had stood witness to every pivotal event of her life: first swimming lessons, first kiss, first heartbreak. and now, when she was 34 years old, it silently witnessed her greatest challenge ever. "You planning on growing roots there, or what?" The gruff voice belonged to Sam, Mira's childhood friend turned surly river guide. He stood in the shallows, knee-deep, securing a battered pair of canoes. Mira mustered a wan smile. "Just... taking it in," she said, wiggling her toes in the sun-...
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