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Olivia must have kept herself busy with the food preparations because I didn’t see her the rest of the day. Will, too, left me to my own devices and I wiled away the hours watching others have fun. Sometimes it was nice to watch the world enjoy itself, and in that enjoyment find some pleasure yourself. I soaked up the warm sun and in an hour later my head started to nod.
Before I knew it I’d fallen asleep, and didn’t wake up until sunset. The crowds were gone and the laughter faded. The smells of extinguished camp and barbecue fires wafted past my nose and mothers called their children inside. I heeded the call of my inner mother and went inside for a bite to eat. Outside the darkness of night stretched across the lake and surrounded my cabin. A soft chill crept inside and I op
