I give you my water shoes. You wade out first into the cool, murky water. Mosquitos lick the surface, buzz between us. Bits of rock jab into the bottoms of my feet. I leap to you and you hold me fireman-style. Purple haze settles in the sky. Mountains bow down.

KB Wright is a teacher and writer. She enjoys traveling to new places in real life and in fiction. She can usually be found crocheting and listening to a good audiobook.