Yoohsful -

Margo woke up feeling not old, not young, but yoohsful .

At the park, kids were flying kites. An older man on a bench watched, sighing. Margo sat next to him, handed him a spare kite string, and said, "Your turn." He laughed—a real laugh, rusty but real—and soon the kite wobbled up like a happy accident. yoohsful

It was the kind of morning where the sunlight tasted like lemon drops, and her socks didn't match—on purpose. Yoohsful meant bouncing down the stairs two at a time, then stopping to help a spider cross the windowsill with a piece of paper and a whispered, "Go on, little friend, you've got webs to weave." Margo woke up feeling not old, not young, but yoohsful