Short Stories.♥

Feel The Ocean

It is a beautiful evening as we walk through the back yard of the hotel and open the gate to take a little walk on the beach. I slip off my sandals as we take a few steps forward onto the sand. The sand is still warm from the setting sun. I bury my feet in it and feel the little stones tickling my toes. I love this feeling. I love the beach and the ocean. I love being on vacation and I love being here with my boyfriend.

William takes my hand and, as I know him, glances at me:"Jane, let's walk a little." And so we walk along the beach, close to the water. The sand becomes wet and the water sometimes reaches my feet, but it is not cold. The sun is not gone yet nor has the wind set in. We are almost the only ones out there. I hear a family coming down the runway to the beach and a dog barking in the distance. I like the feeling of Will's hand in mine. It is so strong and big and it makes me feel so safe. That is what I love most about him – around Will I feel so snug and secure.

We step a little closer to the sea so that our feet are now in the water and when the waves come in, the water is almost up to our knees. Well, my knees I guess, as Will is much taller than me. I love the way the waves sound when they crash on the beach and rocks or when they bump into each other. The sound of the ocean, the sound of some seagulls screaming in the sky and the music you can only hear when it is really quiet because it is coming from a different hotel further away. These are the things that remind me of this place, where I can forget everything and just enjoy every breath I take.

Will is now leading me to a rock a little further down the beach. We sit on it and I cuddle on his shoulder as he is holding me tight with his hand around my waist. We look over the ocean and I can feel the sun tingling my skin, although it must be almost gone by now. The air smells like saltwater and fresh night air, you can tell that the moon is rising and the day is getting quieter. Now is the time for the little crabs to come out of their hiding places. The sound of the sea is making me sway a little because it is so comforting. I am almost falling asleep and Will suddenly picks me up and starts to carry me across the beach, back to the gate at the hotel.

"No, I want to see the sunset!" I tell him and he gently puts me back on the ground still holding me tight. As I turn to the ocean again, Will is carefully rubbing my shoulder. I know what he is thinking... But I don't care – I love this moment and he knows it.

It is getting darker as the air is getting colder. The sun is almost gone now and I sigh. This must be beautiful. I imagine a dark blue sky with this red and orange big ball in the middle, right behind the ocean at the horizon. The water is just a little bit darker than the night sky. The orange sun fills the sky with those pretty red, pink, yellow and purple shades and it looks just as majestic as the wonderful scenery in "Avatar". Will told me all about the movie because I had not seen it yet, but this is how I imagine it: Colorful, magical and gorgeous – As I said, just like the sunset.

"Let's go now." Will is gently pulling at my hand. I look at him and imagine his sad face. I know what he is feeling. He should not be having these miserable and unhappy feelings. I hate when he is sad, especially when he is sad because of me. I am sad about it too but that is okay. What I would give to see his smile. What I would give to see an actual sunset. What I would give to see the little crabs walking around on the beach when the moon comes out. What I would give to look into my boyfriend's eyes just once. But I have learned to live with it. I have come to appreciate that it is breathtaking to be able to experience everything so intensely like nobody else does and to smell and hear things differently. I have created my own world and my own pictures, so I am fine. I have learned to accept the fact that... I am blind.