The Girl Who Smelled Like The Sea
A full heart, full of love for Mama, for Lola, for best friend, for the girl who does not like him back.
"I am full," he said. "I eat full. I feel full. I love full. Is full worse than empty?"
Jasmine Dela Cruz, 10, fish-skin girl, said, "Full is empty in reverse. Empty needs. Full gives."
We built the seventh room from full. Each person took one handful of sand, but this time, we did not take one handful. We took two handfuls. Full sand. Sand that overflows. Sand that falls from your hands because your hands are too full.