The Lifeguard
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Last published Fri, Aug 19, 2016
She looked pale and discolored when I found her..I couldn't tell who it was. Her long dark hair was now wet. The ambulance took her away before I could tell who it was. All I could remember, was her closed eyelids and long eyelashes. I was her lifeguard.
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