On a cold ground, I felt a constant,distant rumbling. Was I inside a dragons belly? Was it an aftershock of a bomb, rippling its way to me? Was a cavalry furiously charging to my unknown destination? Deep in though, I finally told myself: go see for yourself, dummy.
Rising up with my hands, I felt pebbles and sediment with my palms. I opened my eyes to find that it was only a bit lighter than when they were closed. Was I in a cave? I stood off of my knees and examined my surroundings more thoroughly. Turning around, I saw the bright exit and headed towards it.
To my amazement, I found that I wasn't in a cave, but instead a cove. The rumbling that I had heard was a glistening clear sea, clashing to and then receding away from the coast. A small dirt path led to the beach which I began walking towards. The sand alerted me that I was barefoot, its soothing warmth leading me to the shore with every sinking step. The temperature cooled as I got closer to the water until I finally dived in. Clothes and all, I rolled , laughing, splashing and allowing the current to take me away.
After a while of playing, I allowed myself to float. With a huge smile on my face, I didn't know how I got here or how I'd find my way out. But with an eternal sense of satisfaction, I realized I didn't care and floated away. This was way better than the chemo I'd been receiving.
1 comment:
I don't know why but this sounds like a really good beginning to a post apocalyptic novel. Have you ever thought about writing one of those?
All in all though, this post was amazing. You were really in detail with pretty much everything you were explaining to the reader and I get give you kudos for that. You were never really strong on using imagery but in this post you were amazing!
Oh, and: "go see for yourself, dummy." <--- that made me giggle.
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