The Sea

At every step she took she could feel the blisters on her toes. the lines on her hands were covered by a layer of dirt and the white palms had gotten used to the constant shade of gray. She knew that by every pace she was closer to where she wanted to be, she only needed to figure out where that place was. She then felt a smell she couldn't quite place, a smell she was sure she had seen once before but now seemed like a distant memory. it was only when the sound became clear that she realized where she was. The salty smell she before couldn't distinguish now was strong and a natural component of the place she was, the sea breeze hit the messy hair, and even those sad colorless locks flew in the placid wind of the seaside. Through the trees she couldn't quite see the expected water and she grew almost desperate to push through those thick shrubbs that seemed to be there in the sole attempt of teasing her. She pushed a specially thorny branch and blood trickled down her arm, the pain caused her eyes to water and only after they ran down her cheek in the form of tears was it clear enough for her to look up at the imensitude of blue she was faced with. Waves crashed into rocks with a force that dazed her. she walked further on and the painful feet walked over the sand, she smiled as the tiny grains slipped in between her toes and under the dirty lashes her eyes sparkled with a childish anxiety. She couldn't restrain any longer so she broke into a sprint towards the water. As she first placed her toe inside she winced at the coldness but soon her whole body was in.
For the first time in very long, she had a plan. as the sun settled lower in the sky she swam farther away,swam and swam. swam until the dirty hair was engulfed into a blanket of water, and as it was before she came, the placid beach returned to its usual state.