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Five-fifteen. Still, time to make the bus if she hurried. Laura quickened her pace as she made her way through the park towards the Cayman Street bus stop. She really wished she wasn’t in such a rush, but alas, such is life. She sighed as she adjusted her packages in her arms. The sun shined brilliantly overhead. The pigeons had all gathered about the statue of Narcissus staring into the fountain that decorated the city park.
Laura stopped and stared. She had never really taken time out of her day to look at the statue. In spite of its weathered outer texture, he was truly beautiful. She set her bags down on the steps of the fountain and climbed up two more for a closer look. The pigeons scattered as she crossed into their territory. He was indeed spectacular, this Narcissus. No wonder he fell in love with himself. The grayish-green marble was fading, but you could imagine that it once gave the illusion of alabaster skin. His eyes were deep set, and Laura imagined them to be dark green, perhaps with flecks of gold. His lips were rosebuds, and his hair, a thatch of golden curls. Laura was baffled that she had never noticed it before. His face bore a boyish smirk as he gazed into the water to feast upon himself. She felt the need to touch it.