The next morning, I wake up and there is no one in the house. There is a bowl of fresh mango on the table which I assume is for me, so I eat it. Then I poke my head outside the door. I see Juvylyn and her husband down by the lake. They wave me down. I run barefoot sown the hill in the misty morning. The air is cold but I don't care. When I get down there, Juvylyn and her husband are pushing the newly finished fishing boat into the still and silent lake. "Hop in!" she says. I run through the icy water and get in the boat. Juvylyn gets in too. Her husband pushes us off and then climbs in. We row way out into the middle of the lake. It is so special. Her and her husband thank me for helping them raise enough money to fix their boat. Then we start to fish.

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