The View From Here (2012)
“This was the story of her life—head full of ideas that sounded wild and daring, fear holding her back from carrying out any of them. When her friends in high school had skipped school to go to the beach, she’d stayed in class and suffered through Mrs. Prebble’s feminine hygiene lesson. She’d bought a sensible sedan instead of the sports car she’d craved because her mother had told her sports cars were dangerous. When the urge to cut her hair in a stylish, slightly punk cut had hit, she’d let Ca...rter convince her she wouldn’t look like herself, though she could see now that had been the whole point. She was tired of being herself—dull, sensible, and safe.
“Come on in. The water feels wonderful,” Barb called, smiling up at her like some middle-aged water nymph.
Heart pounding, Maggie let go of the towel and hurried into the water, submerging up to her neck in its warm embrace.
“Your face is all red,” Barb said.
“It’s the heat.” Maggie put one hand to her burning cheek and fought the urge to wrap both arms across her torso, as if that would somehow preserve her tattered modesty.MoreLess
“Come on in. The water feels wonderful,” Barb called, smiling up at her like some middle-aged water nymph.
Heart pounding, Maggie let go of the towel and hurried into the water, submerging up to her neck in its warm embrace.
“Your face is all red,” Barb said.
“It’s the heat.” Maggie put one hand to her burning cheek and fought the urge to wrap both arms across her torso, as if that would somehow preserve her tattered modesty.MoreLess
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