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Holidays
Time out
I rarely take holidays. And if I do, they are usually quite short — a few days, at most a week.
I have been on holiday since the beginning of this week. We managed to take only three days off together. Then my darling had to go home to take care of his bees. So I stayed at the seaside alone.
It is a nice feeling to have no pressing obligations. Just enjoying my free time. I get up in the morning without having to be anywhere at a particular time, and then I walk down the street for a nice swim.
The sea is very calm, still sleeping. The water temperature is close to my body temperature. It feels as if I am swimming in a quiet blue liquid, almost like oil. Smooth, pleasant, and soft.
Today there were no jellyfish, so swimming was especially nice. I enjoyed the slow motion of my arms and legs as I slid silently through the water.
Until I suddenly detected a strange creature approaching from behind.
It sounded like somebody drowning.
At first, I thought it was a young child who couldn’t swim properly.
I turned around and tried to figure out what was going on. She was swimming on her back. Her arms hit the water on either side of her body, splashing strongly all around her.
