The Capitol Crawl
The girl looks over one shoulder toward us, her head lowered, lips parted, and eyes partially hidden by a handkerchief tied in a wide band around her head. A rolled-up document is tucked into one back pocket of her stone-washed jeans, and she wears an aqua-blue T-shirt. A woman sits on the stairs closer to us, hands braced against the tread. She also holds a scroll as she looks at Jennifer. This woman and a man crouching over Jennifer on the far side also wear aqua-colored shirts. The crouching man holds a cup in one hand and slightly reaches for Jennifer with the other. A man wearing a dress shirt and suit pants sits on the stairs to the right with one forearm resting across his drawn-up knee and his fist in front of his mouth and the thumb braced against his chin. Others sit and stand around this group, some pointing cameras and sound recording equipment at Jennifer. The US Capitol building looms against a nearly cloudless slate-gray sky above.