| No Sound But The Tides (Narrative/Open) ... |
[Dec. 4th, 2009|04:44 pm] |
Who: Tessa, ?
What: Tessa sits by the beach, relaxing.
Where: XMI Campus, by the ocean
When: Around sundown, Friday night
When she had first come to XMI, Tessa had spent hours trying to find the perfect spot, a quiet area by the sea where she could relax and gather her thoughts. The eternal din of her mind, and the background hum of people's vague thoughts was enough to drive anyone insane. She could never quite silence herself entirely, but here, she found herself able to slow the workings of her mind a little bit, to let go of idle thoughts and truly relax. Sometimes, especially when it was warmer, she would hike up her skirt or pants, take off her shoes and go splash in the water.
It was of the few times when she could honestly feel like the same person who had come to America so long ago, a carefree girl. It was a little chilly that day for splashing about in the water, but she sat near the water's edge, staring out at the Pacific Ocean quietly. She could, and often did, just sit there for a few hours. In a life full of the chaotic din of her thoughts, other people's thoughts and work, she found it almost impossibly joyous to simply sit and watch the sun go down.
To say that this was her 'happy place' sounded incredibly trite. But if anywhere was, it was here, at the far end of the great North American continent, with the only sound the lapping of the ocean waves against the beach and the occasional bird. |
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