6

Silent waves kissed the sand as if they hadn’t met in a long time. So perfect and delicate. The night was calming with a gentle breeze that played with the strands of my hair. I hadn’t known peace for a long time.

Every night I came here to forget things. To numb my bones. But tonight was different.

Tonight, I came to reminisce about the evening. My gaze kept going to the narrow path that opened to the beach. What’s she doing now? Temptation grew deeper, gnawing at my insides to check on her. Just get a look. Now that I knew how she felt in my arms, I wanted to hold her again.

Alive.

When our lips connected, eleven years of carefully erected walls crumbled with a roar. Emotions poured in like the water out of the floodgates. She made my hormones rage with a simple smile. Now as I sat with a goofy grin on this cold bench, longing for another encounter, I never thought I’d feel like my old self again.

One kiss made me