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Caterina
Lucky for us, Ashley's sickness was a twenty-four hour bug, because the following Thursday evening, Marcus invites me out to a picnic dinner. We leave right after camp, drop Lily off at home and then he drives us out of town to where we’re going to hike through the bush to a waterfall.
I've seen many things in my life—been privy to trips to Europe, Africa, and China. But nothing could have prepared me for the view when we pushed through the thick trees.
Water overflows onto rocks below and then flows into a pool of water as green as an emerald.
“How do you know about this place?” I ask in awe, my feet still not moving from their spot on the edge of the water.
“I found it on a hike and brought Lily last year.”
He places the picnic basket down on one of the larger rocks an
