“Ugh,” Edna grumbles. “Rap.”
Heimo and Edna wind their way through the woods. Above them the cold black sky is glossy with stars. The frozen snow pops under their boots. At the riverbank, they sit on their bench, holding hands, looking down on the Coleen.
“You and me belong out here, don’t we, Mom?” Heimo says.
“Yup.”
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