So terribly sad, John. The pain of losing your twin is immeasurable.

The pain of regret, of guilt, will always be with this young girl, yet this can never be her fault.

There was a time when parents gave their children a freedom they couldn't really measure up to.

In my small school we lost three students to an eddy in the river that all villagers knew was there, and yet in summer time, it's where kids gravitated to.

The sea, beautiful and alluring as it is, is a force many of us are not as aware of as we should be.

Thanks for sharing such a wise story, fiction as it may be.