Overlap

Chapter 132 (Bonus Chapter): Beach Beauty

<Content Rating: This chapter briefly touches on topicsof lewdness and nudity, as a discussionary measure.If the topic of lewdness scares you, this chapter is perfectly skippable.>


<01/05/2020 - 14:12 | 5120 Allatoona Drive, Acworth,GA, USA>

Despite the ups and downs of the idea, the beach is but another place I came to visit. I told myself hundreds of times that this trip would be a waste...

However, as I let the ocean breeze, cold among the glowing serene sun of the sky, kiss my face and my skin, I could never deny the untold beauty of this place. I stood on the shore, towering in distance over the salty sea beyond our reach, sticking to the deep sand in all hope to stay dry. The amazing smell penetrated the airspace around me, mixing with the scent of sunscreen to set a tone of summer, despite being in the dead cold of winter.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Lumina could see and feel the same through me, sharing the aesthetics together.

The sky above us was the most incredible view of all; mostly clear with a few distant clouds, the sun obscured just enough to not hurt gazing into that vast blue skybox, as I imagined worlds within worlds so high in the sky, countless lives untold to me, journeyed such vast space. It takes moments like this to realize that the world, even the Earth is often such a fascinating place of nature, displaying beauty beyond measure, such as this place of tranquility.

"It is..." Though I was momentarily mesmerized by this sight, I was already relaxed to begin with, as usual. I planned a trip to the beach not too long ago, initially throwing the idea away, since I saw little point in swimming, and less point doing almost nothing for hours.

But now, as I stand here in this space with myself and Lumina, it's more amazing than I ever could have guessed, yet strange, as I previously expected total hell from such a place. This isn't hard to explain really. When I think of anything that pertains or relates to the summer season of Georgia, I get a tight knot in my stomach, and am reminded about the first summer horrors I went through. Even in winter time, the thought of summer freaks me out, and saddens me to the core. So, I avoid such thoughts, and I especially avoid anything and everything that might pertain to the relations of summer time.

All of my past experiences with the beach were done during the warmer months of the year, both as a kid and a young adult. Because of this, I've associated the smell of the ocean, the sunscreen, and the view of the shore itself with such horrors. This was initially the reason I didn't want to come here at all. It's also the reason why, Lumina has never had the chance to see or experience the beach up close in person before today.

It makes sense. People often come to the beach to swim, and by extension, will be enticed to do so when their brains begin to melt from the 100oF heat. During warm days, the water is the perfect way to cool off outdoors. During the winter however, when it's this cold, people tend to avoid swimming, in oceans or in pools, since getting wet with cold water while already cold is uncomfortable to the human body. It's the reason why at this present moment, the beach feels deserted. I'm not the only one here; there are still a decent amount of people around, more than enough to disrupt some level of privacy, but it's much less than one would expect going to the beach in the summer.

"I'm glad you took me here with you. I told you it wouldn't be a waste."

I thought going to the beach, even with Lumina would have been a waste of time, but being here for one hour so far has proven this to be false. I've never felt so relaxed before. "Of course. I did it for you, you know." Hot or cold, had Lumina been unable to join me on this one-day trip, I would have never come here at all. I'm only able to enjoy myself thanks to her presence and enjoyment here. I never would have guessed this could feel like such a good dream.