Golden Hour by Chantel Guertin

Author:Chantel Guertin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 2018-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

I’m climbing the hill to the entrance of the park when it’s like someone has sneak-attack ice bucket challenged me. It’s a full on downpour and in seconds my hair is sopping wet and stuck to my face. I race toward the shed for cover, panicked for my camera, then remember I don’t have it. For once in my life, I’m glad. My phone in the front pocket of my pants is somehow dry, covered by my long sweater. My school bag is soaked as I shrug it off my back and leave it on the floor of the shed and start grabbing my supplies. I pause, then grab a second garbage bag, rip a hole in it and pull it over my head to cover my clothes. I grab a third and tie it under my chin to create a hood. Then I head out into the field and start picking up garbage. I walk the field in straight lines, up and down, up and down, and start to get into a groove. When I reach the concessions side of the field, I stand under the awning for a minute and watch the rain coming down. The thunking of rain on the tin roof above me is hypnotizing. I pull out my phone to check the time, and then flip over to my camera and take a photo of the waterfall streaming off the roof. Then I flip the camera to look at myself. I look ridiculous.

I snap a selfie and post it to Instagram. A minute later, there’s already a comment, thanks to Dace.

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