The Thread

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Footprints in the sand...

Ani just moved out on her own

Three-bedroom one bath apartment on the beach

Ani rents the couch

The floor tilts a bit to the left, floorboards are loose and creek

Paint is peeling on the ceiling

She is one of seven living here.

Ani looks around pauses and says, "This is amazing!" as she plops her bag on the couch.

Walking around the place she looks to the landlord and said

"This is where it all begins".

"Where's the beach?"

He points to a dune walk just past the back gate.

Ani tosses her outer shirt on the floor, runs out the door to the dune walk.

As she gets to the beach, she throws here hands up to the sky, 

her smile sparkles like the spray off the surf

She runs down to the ocean turning round and round in the water, hands still 

Held high.

Happiness has found her.

She smiles and says hi to everyone she meets as she walks carefree in the sand.

After a while as the sky turns to orange, she heads back home.

Turned around but not quite lost, she sees a lady with a wide brimmed blue hat

And politely asks her where the dune walk is.

The lady in the blue hat says, "you go that way darling" pointing up the beach.

Thank you. Ani says, turns and bumps into a young man walking with his head down.

They both say, sorry while looking for just a moment into each other's eyes.

they continue in opposite directions

His were blue, she will remember, her golden hazel eyes now imprinted on him.

A moment in time

Just one second Devine

Then disappear like footprints in the sand