Flowing Flawlessly

Chapter II

My hands flailed trying, praying to find something to grab onto to stop my decent into the roaring waves that were getting nearer and nearer. My efforts to survive were useless as my body penetrated the salty air. Tears poured front the windows of my soul once the realization kicked in. This is it. The life I've loved is coming to an end all because I got a little too close. Too close as I was trying to get a more detailed look at the rocks below so my painting would have a different perspective than the hundreds before it.

A sad smile graced my lips and my eyes closed as I recalled my love for the sea. It's ironic that the thing I love most will be my demise, but I couldn't have wanted to go any other way. This place has been a second home to me- a place for me to come to when it felt like life was against me- for over a decade since I was a little girl. My blonde hair flew over my face and the sound of waves crashing with rock filled my ears. My hands stopped reaching for leverage and I relaxed.

I felt safe and comfortable to be falling into the water. The ocean has been my rock despite its fluidity and my guide even though it's always changing directions. It's always stayed constant in my life.

Suddenly I broke the surface, a surprised gasp leaving my lips as my body met the cool water. My eyes opened slowly under the salty water and I expected them to sting unbearably. But they didn't. The rapids that once were raging now stayed at a calm flow above me. My heart fluttered as I looked at the ocean in a way I never have before. The light hit the surface, breaking into a million different rays to illuminate the dark abyss below me and I itched to paint this scene on the canvas that now stood a hundred yards above me.

I was floating gently in the depths, my body slowly descending into the trenches, but I wasn't afraid. Not once has fear entered my heart since I fell. I felt at peace under here. My lungs weren't screaming for air and my body felt weightless. I couldn't move my head, but I heard a deep, masculine voice calling my name. Tingles shot up my spine as I continued drifting deeper and deeper.

The surface was becoming so far away causing me to frown. The light was becoming less as I went lower and I felt disappointed that I couldn't be graced with the beautiful sight for a moment longer. The voice got louder and more welcoming the farther down I went. The tingles reached the top of my head and the feeling of warmth- physical warmth encapsulated me.

Suddenly arms encircled my abdomen and chest, pulling me against something rather hard. The being didn't scare me, somehow reminding me of an old friend. "You didn't think I was going to let you leave me did you?"