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Mateo laughed, a bright, reckless sound. "It’s just water, Abuelo. And the sun is too hot."
How should the story continue? One option is to explore what happens next when Mateo's younger sister accidentally drops something valuable into the water, or perhaps skip ahead to when a grown-up Mateo returns to the river with his own secrets. PiraГ±a 1
Mateo looked at his toe. A tiny, perfect scratch sat right on the tip, a single bead of blood blooming like a ruby. "He touched me," Mateo whispered, his bravado gone. Mateo laughed, a bright, reckless sound