Lightning Over the Padel Court
The orange padel ball hung suspended in the air between us, a bright comma in the sentence neither of us could finish. Sarah's arms were raised, ready to smash it back, but we both...
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The orange padel ball hung suspended in the air between us, a bright comma in the sentence neither of us could finish. Sarah's arms were raised, ready to smash it back, but we both...
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