Poolside Papaya
I stood at the edge of the pool clutching a papaya like it was a lifeline, which honestly, it kinda was. My abuela had shoved it into my hands before I left, something about "alway...
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I stood at the edge of the pool clutching a papaya like it was a lifeline, which honestly, it kinda was. My abuela had shoved it into my hands before I left, something about "alway...
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