She let the water hold her. She let the sky witness her. And for the first time in her life, Lena took up all the space she needed.

Her body changed. It always would. Some months she was softer, some months leaner, depending on life’s seasons. The difference was that she stopped trying to control it like a problem to be solved. She started treating it like a friend she was getting to know.

The girl giggled and ran off.