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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Texas chapter.

I always try to find reasons to laugh.

 

I hiccup in quiet if there are only tickles across the faucet handles, 

and a hiss escapes me as my thinnest lines slip down the metal grates.

 

I chuckle low and hearty when the reeds bend close and the creeks sigh, lazy, although

No one likes my cackle—sk sk sk sk—because it means the final taste.

 

I howl with cheer as I rush and dip towards and away from the sand, who always somehow manages to tag me, cheek in its face.

 

But some days, I can’t find it in me to laugh.

I lay languidly lost in the depression that cradles deep, high whines and the smell of blood flits above me.

 

I don’t bother.

 

 

Answer: The sound of water

Keesilla Chan

Texas '21

Having graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with English Honors, Keesilla loves writing. From character development to rhetorical analyses to the pure vibrancy of words, every part must be savored like a warm pastry, which are one of the things Keesilla enjoys to bake when not reading, writing, or staring off into space. Insta: @luckandkees (yes, the pf is a picture of apples)
Hi, I'm Madeline Muschalik! This is my fourth year in Her Campus; I wrote for Her Campus at Wake Forest University before transferring to UT in fall 2019. Last year I was the Her Campus Texas Co-President and Campus Correspondent & it was so rewarding. I am excited to explore Austin and learn more about our university through Texas Her Campus. Some of my hobbies include running, reading, yoga, and traveling! I am a Public Relations Major and with a minor in Entrepreneurship and certificate in Creative Writing. Outside of Her Campus I am involved in Texas American Marketing Association, Moody Communication Council, a member of the Kendra Scott WEL Institute Student Council, Texas Kappa Delta, and I am a Transfer Year Interest Group (TRIG) mentor. I love UT & all the amazing opportunities (like Her Campus) that it has to offer!