Just from one simple glance at the cool water, I genuinely feel a rush of adrenaline spreading throughout my whole body, from the top of my head causing a breezy chill running down my spine, till the tips of my toes.

I hear a loud voice in my head pleading and persuading me to “jump into the water,” so I do. My soul immediately disconnects from my body. I fall into infinity. Nothing but cold, crystal clear water engulfing me from all around. The ocean blurs my vision, a precaution in an attempt to prevent all of its secrets from being revealed. The attempt succeeds every time, no one shall have any knowledge of the wonders that lay untold.

And then there is the golden sand. Warm and toasty it melts away the burdens off my shoulders, if only for a short while. I lie down in the sun and sleep for hours, the beautiful waves crashing into the shore is my favorite song stuck in an everlasting replay. The waves blow their universal antidote into the air, I breathe it in deeply and smile as I physically feel it healing my body, my mind, and my soul. My lungs also expand in relief, allowing that fresh salty air to run through my blood. My heart smiles as well, a cozy and unique feeling is felt right inside of me.

I avoid picking up my novel to read, for reading allows me to escape reality. And for this one time only, reality is the better choice. I am alone, but I am not. My lover asks me to dance to the music emitted from its waves. I dance. I twirl and I twirl under the evening sun, under the purple sky, under the cloudless sight. My curly hair is untied and it is flowing wondrously as I dance gracefully with my lover. I pick up fistfuls of sands and laugh as I twirl. And for one magical moment, everything is moving in unison: my body, my hair, and the grains of sands breaking free from my grip to return to where they belong.  I dance until my legs are sore. The sand kindly offers me a seat and I take it.

I stare for what seems like eternity at the majestic appearance of my lover. The sky darkens, stars slowly begin to appear, and my lover glows brilliantly under the moonlight. I light a small fire to warm my body from the chilly weather. I then think about the world in a deep conversation with my lover. As the hours go by I grow tired and sleepy. My skin is sun-kissed and smooth, a goodbye kiss from my lover, the beach. Every time I try to leave, the waves cry loudly, begging me to stay a little longer.

“If only,” I whisper to the waves. “If only I could be with you forever my lover.”

As my last footprint is left in the sand, I make a quick last glance at the picturesque scene of miracles.

I promise my lover a return.