That was great! I loved the slow expansion of Carla’s character and story and the description of the close sisterly bond. This is one heck of a ficlet.

Aw, thanks! :D I wasn’t too sure if the expansion worked.

Lovely examination of a moment, both within that moment and then its larger connections.

Wow, awesome ficlet. I like the simplicity of “not having asthma” going to the sprawling complexity of “not having Maria”. Great job.

I wholeheartedly agree with everything said here so far.