This is my first new story in awhile and my first post on this website (: hope you like it!
~Meaghan~
I stood outside of my summer home, enjoying one of the late July nights. The atmosphere was a comfortable perfection of summer weather mixed with a sea breeze. With the light fabric of my skirt, the slightest current would pick the skirt up into the wind. I giggled when my hair carried itself elegantly along the wind current as well. As I stood in front of the sunset, my silhouette became a dark contrast against the vibrant colors of a fading sun.
Soaking in the sunset, I savored the moment as best as I could. I sat down in the sand and looked off into the distance where the water mirrored the sky. A few minutes passed and from behind me I heard a small murmur. But as I turned, I could not see anyone amongst the sandy stones and houses. There were no footsteps in the sand besides my own, so without a second thought, I went back to my sky-gazing. In a matter of ten minutes the sky that had a enchanting sun kissed glow was over swept by a sparkling cobalt color.
Everything around me was perfect, just like I had always imagined it to be. The beautiful shining full moon was in its most admired state. Like a guardian angel the moon over saw the sea, adding a glossy coating of moonlight over the sea. Even so, I could barely tell where the night started and the sea ended on the horizon. With many twinkling stars over head, I had set up the perfect love scene. But I couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness as I looked beside me and saw an empty seat. I was truly alone.
I wiggled my toes in the sand, still focused on the sight overhead. A bright star shot across the scene and I tightened my eyes, wishing for my dream come true. When I opened my eyes, I imagined that my reverie had come true. I looked around the deserted beach, searching for that attractive body of my dream man. My eyes had mapped out the surrounding area in front of me, but not a soul was seen for miles.
I let out a sigh.
Before the sigh had escaped too far from my vocals, I received a slight tap on my shoulder. I turned my head to see, upon my surprise, that handsome boy I had been looking for.
"I thought you'd never come," were the words to first spew out of my mouth. His sudden appearance had made me tongue tied.
He simply smiled and held out his hand to help me up out of the sand. I accepted and upon standing, he pulled me up into his embrace. I gave him a pearly smile with a luminescence identical to the moon overhead. His eyes scintillated amongst the starlight. I became overwhelmed in a rush emotion from the sight.
We broke out of a warm embrace when he took my hand and led me to the tides of the water. I chuckled softly as my feet tumbled across the mushy sand bed. I looked out to sea, seeing a distorted reflection of sparkles staring back at me. I shivered in the allure of the water. My handsome dream boy felt my abnormal body movement and looked back, smiling at my silliness. My heart did a back flip at his beauty.
"Where are you taking me?" I called out to him. He was steps ahead of me and our hands were still clasped together. I was left at the end of our two person formation. He did a quick glance over his shoulder and grinned.
I was still stumbling along, pondering our destination, when he started to slow down. I stood up on my toes and peeked over his shoulder to see where he had brought me. The final result left me astounded.
He had discovered a small hill in the corner of the seaside area. This hill overlooked the whole beach in all of it's glory. And to top it all off, sitting in the middle of our hill was a swing set. It was not an elaborate swing set, it was just placed upon the hill for children's amusement as the little ones grew bored of being in the sun and the sand. But at night this spot was completely transformed into something magnificent. The moon above appeared to be shining directly on the one special spot, but I dismissed it to be a figment of my imagination. My dream man lead me to the peak of our tiny hill and motioned for me to sit on the swing.
I sat down and took a deep breath, admiring the ravishing sight that surrounded us on this perfect night. From our hill the beauty of the beach was amplified. But I could not focus on my surroundings like I was minutes ago. All I could think about was his face, radiating in the moonlight, making his eyes a shockingly luminous color. It stunned me, I had never seen a vivid pair of eyes. I turned to greet him, hoping to catch a glimpse of the bright eyes peering into my own. But at that very moment, he started to push me upon the little swing set.
I giggled as a child-like spirit came over me. I felt like I had been reverted back to a time when I was ten years old. The sounds of my merriment reverberated on the waves, creating a symphony of seaside sounds accompanied with lyrical laughter. I had a pure childish love overflowing my heart for a beautiful stranger. And whenever the beautiful stranger pushed me higher on the swing, the moon followed and illuminated my sight in an eerie way. But I didn't mind.
While swinging on the swing set, I leaned my head back to watch the golden speckles blur, contrasting with the royal blue sky. I had silenced all of my thoughts as I gazed into the beauty of the sky because no one (no, not even myself) could interrupt the scene I was witnessing.
But one thought managed to slip through the cracks.
The thought concealed a clandestine action between the two souls lurking the beach. Could it be completed with consent from both individuals? I wasn't sure. But unless fully communicated vocally, no one will never find out how a person feels. But isn't that apart of love, not fully knowing what one is thinking and being okay with it? It's the spontaneity that draws you in, an amazing feeling of not knowing what will happen next. Sometimes the unknown thoughts will bother a lover, but yet again, it's all apart of this big never-ending game lovers play. So at times like these, go with your gut feeling, and if the other individual doesn't have mutual thoughts, then it wasn't meant to be.
So I followed my advice and leaned my head backwards. From a snapshot point of view, it would appear as I was looking up at the night sky. But in reality, I was trying to parallel our faces.
Waiting for the downfall of the swing took longer then expected. Everything seemed to be in slow motion and I hated the feeling. I had shuttered in excitement as I closed my eyes and waited for the moment.
But the moment never came. I opened my eyes, confused. I looked to see only sand all around.
There was no swing underneath me.
There was no hill for miles.
There was no enchanting boy waiting for me.
I stood up from the sand and started to skim across the beach with my eyes, searching for a man who I had just seen seconds ago. Everything seemed so real, I could still remember the way his eyes pierced into mine as we embraced. Such scenes could not be a delusion of my own imagination, I could never envision someone so lifelike. I was so perplexed by the situation that I started to desperately look for signs of his existence.
As I did so, the waves became rough and started to heavily crash onto the beach. Winds grew faster than before, whipping my hair into my face. It seemed as if the weather had grown angry with the recent situations. Or maybe it was just as confused as I. Looking to the sky, I searched for answers within the luminescence of the moon. But the sky was pitch black. The full moon disappeared, along with the twinkling stars that went with it. The once beautiful scene had been shattered along with my interpretation of an infallible love.
