elle
cooper rasha
she
makes
her
entrance
as
though
she
’s
morning
itself
—cheery,
optimistic
,
and
with
an
airy lightness
that
reaches
all
corners
of
the
room
.
She
’s lithe
and
foal-limbed
in
a
long
rose
floral
dress
that
brushes
the
round
tips
of
her
sensible
clogs.
Her
face
is
fresh
-scrubbed,
and
possesses
a
luminous
grin
that
seems
almost
physically
impossible
to
invert.
As
she
energetically shakes
my
hand
,
I
find
myself
searching
her
clear
eyes
for
some
darkness
or
injury
lingering
deep
inside
,
closer
to
her
brain
.
But
all
I
get
is
clarity
and
more
clarity
,
the
pure
goodness
of
a
person
who
so
far
has
eluded
the
Bad
Feelings
brought
on
by
the
emotional
shifts
of
adolescence.
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go
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