The Ring in the Lake

She’s wearing her favorite outfit: A blue linen skirt, cinched at the waist with a rope belt, and her sister’s Coca-Cola tee-shirt to go with it, because that’s what he was drinking when they met. A denim jacket in case it’s cold out there on the lake. White socks, bra, underwear. A pair of clover earrings, For luck, From Dad, and three slim bangles that make a shivery noise when they touch. A mood ring with an oval stone that will fade to gray as her body sinks, but for now is milky pink and glowing bright as a smile.