“Just a perfect cold cup of water, so seventy-five cents, right?” He fumbled with his wallet for a credit card. Water.”įred wanted things to be simple, and this seemed way overly complicated for a cold cup of water. Miranda pointed to the sign with a long red fingernail as she explained the options on the sign. When they cleared that bit of confusion, Brenda and Fred figured it had become pretty obvious they just wanted a cold cup of water like the sign read. And she asked, “What kind?”īrenda and Fred were a little confused as they weren’t sure if she meant the seats or their car.
Fred chimed in about the sign and then felt the need to explain at length that their car’s air conditioning stopped working and that they were hot as “you know what.”īrenda said, “When we got the black leather seats, we thought they looked hot.
"Sorry, we didn't see you there."īrenda shuffled a little self-consciously and cleared her throat before telling Miranda they’d come for water. Her head barely cleared the counter so that her shoulders lifted an inch as she rested her arms there and asked, "Can I help you?"īrenda jumped a little and looked down. Miranda's hair was hot pink with green tips. "Nobody there? Son of a b-," started Fred. She stepped to the counter, knocking first, then shouting, "Hello?” Her shoulders fell when nobody answered. Another shack leaned behind the first.īrenda walked to the sign advertising water and touched it as if to ensure it was no mirage. There was another parked car, but he didn't see any people. Fred walked closer to the odd little building as he examined the surroundings. There was a no-parking sign immediately outside the striped shack, so they'd parked several yards away. Even her necklace stuck awkwardly on the swampland that was her neck. "Are they open, though? They kind of look closed." She pushed a piece of sweaty hair behind her equally sweaty ear. He fanned himself with a half-folded map. "Oh, thank God," sighed Brenda as she climbed out from the heat of the car. The little shack advertising water could have been a rustic farmer's market, but its bright stripes made it seem displaced from a circus, fair, or perhaps a forgotten boardwalk. When they saw the sign for cold cups of water, they pulled out of the slow moving traffic without hesitation. The A/C in their Festiva had conked out 100 miles before, and the warm humid air it now spewed was reminiscent of a dog's hot breath, smell and all. But when it's ninety degrees and traffic is barely moving then air conditioning and cold water are hard to beat. Maybe not physically, but in every other way imaginable.Fresh air can be nice. All of you are a huge part of the reason that Eliza's memory bursts out of the shadows and into the forefront of so many minds.Įliza will always be with us. Somehow, a simple piece of clothing inspired conversations about our daughter, Eliza. It was emotional to hear about all the conversations people were having with strangers based on the Eliza Merch you were wearing. The decision to create this new Eliza Merch was inspired by of all of you and the ripple effect of previous Eliza Merch. Eliza's life, a tragic yet inspiring short story, is a life worth studying. And memories become lessons on what is and isn't important in a life so undeniably fragile and finite.Įliza may not physically be here anymore, but the memories she instilled will forever dance in our minds. Because eventually those moments become memories.
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Eliza taught us how to appreciate every moment.
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