The sky coated itself in dark lavender on this particular hot, summer day, so anyone would immediately know it was going to start pouring. My mother, though, thought it was a perfect day to bring my brother, my sister, and me, an eight year old, for a swim in a river nearby.
When we got to the river my mom had laid down a blanket on the rocky shore of the river and handed me a bright yellow duck float due to my lack of knowing how to