First Summer

Literary Hub shares a slice of sweltering summer in a small town, where the heat and sticky nights frame the arrival of a new girl. The narrator watches as Clara is ushered into the brown house at the end of the road by Old Mrs. Dickie, prompting quiet curiosity among the neighborhood kids. Later, the narrator’s friend Joe rides up on his bike and suggests they go introduce themselves to Clara that afternoon. The story ends with the two friends lingering on the porch, unsure whether to make the first move.

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