Shadow Skater
Karyn Planett
Who knows what was playing in Sophia’s earphones as she rocketed back and forth along Sevastopol’s busy waterfront. She seemed so carefree skating to a setting sun.
Who knows where she and her friends are now, after the Russians and the Crimeans faced off in this world of uncertainty? How could we have known that only a few months after our visit to this full-of-life city, her easy world would be turned upside down by politics and military actions?
Then, it was so benign and filled with happiness. What is it like now?