Two Eyes Cenote lead

a new smile had come to her, one that struggled to stay genuine on her mouth as eset asked something tavina had not contemplated in a long while. a swallow limned her throat, but her expression warmed in shades of vulnerability.

"we just ran into each other, really," tavina said, leaning against one of the stone uprights. her eyes fell to the palm leaves. "there's a creek north of here. i was gathering things and she asked me about them. i thought her laugh was beautiful."

she needed something, anything to do. tavina began to sort lavender again. "she told me a story. we parted ways for a while, and when she came back, she said it was for me."

her heart lay as open as that of a rabbit's on the stone slab.

"the rest is — well."

why did you ask me that?

a third time for the lavender.