Second Bloom
"The first nine bowls were me learning the language. This one I knew what I wanted to say."
Clara holds the bowl. Examines the base, the rim, the place on the side where the clay did something unexpected and Rosa chose to honor rather than correct. "Bonita," she says. (Beautiful — in Spanish, the first time Clara has applied this word to an object rather than a person)
"Sí," Rosa says. "És bonica." (Yes. It is beautiful — in Catalan, the gentle correction, language as love)
"Bonica," Clara says, adjusting.
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