The Sea | One-shot

The Sea

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I don't know what happened. I don't even remember what's the reason and when it happened. All I know is that I keep punching these guys endlessly. Countless punches landed through their faces but the pain inside me was still present. Damn, it hurts.

"That's enough! You're causing a ruckus inside the club." Bouncers held me by my arm and threw me outside. Bunch of fools.

I looked around. It was a cold night; opposite from the heat of daytime. Neon lights and lamps illuminated the dark place. The ambiance was peaceful but inside me was not peaceful at all. I slowly walked towards the boulevard hoping to find some fresh air. My head was spinning thanks to the alcohol.

As I was observing the boulevard, I saw a lady sitting on a bench. She was sitting there with her eyes plastered on the sea in front of her. We were the only ones in here so I just sat beside her.

Silence filled the place. I was no near from sober but the sea in front of me filled my entire senses with surprising peace. Maybe this was all I needed after all.

"Isn't it amazing?" The lady beside me said in a soft voice. I looked at her with confusion. She was now facing me. "The sea. It's amazing," Her eyes were a shape of an almond and her pupils were dark brown, almost black. She had a shoulder-length hair and her peach lips were smiling at me.

"Why'd you think so?" I asked her.

"Well, as I keep looking at it, it feels like I am being pulled to an eternal depth. Instead of choking and drowning to my demise, It gave me the oxygen to breathe. It feels like it's washing away all my flaws and problems with the waves."

"But you're only feeling it. Those flaws and problems you have are still there. It's still living inside you. You never escaped those." I told her while looking at the dark sea.

"Well you're right. Our problems just don't go away in an instant. Our flaws? It's living in us. But it's better to forget them for a while than remember them every second. It's a good thing that even after all the sins and cruelty in this world, God made a place as beautiful as this. It somehow resembles us. Even if we had these flaws, we're still beautiful. We all have our own flaws. It depends on us if we'll accept it or not." She said those words just like a lullaby. It made me remember my girl friend who broke up with me.

"But why?" A tear fell from my eye as I remembered the girl who broke my heart.

"I can't accept my flaws if my girlfriend can't even accept it. Was I so ugly? Tell me! Am I that ugly that she left me?" I cried beside her. I don't care if she thinks I'm weak. I just hate it when I remember the reason why my girlfriend broke up with me.

She looked at me and roamed her eyes around me. It seemed like she was observing my face. She suddenly smiled and raised her hand. I was caught off guard. She wiped my tears away.

"You're beautiful." Her soft whisper made me tremble.

"W-what. Don't give me that bull-"

"But it's the truth. You're beautiful. Inside and out." She said with confidence. "Hey, always remember that you're beautiful. Don't ever think that you're ugly just because she left you for that. We were made differently. We have our own dictionary of unique."

All my life, no one ever called me beautiful. That word was new to me. Her words made me smile a little. Some of the heavy loads in my chest were lifted.

'Why is this guy so ugly?'

'OMG he should just leave the band'

'He's the only flaw in their group. He's so ugly'