With her back turned towards where Aakesh was standing, Kendy listened to his receding footsteps while staring out to the ocean. She always felt safe and calm when looking at it, but today as she watched the last rays of the sun flash over the waters, she can’t help the tears that slowly cascade down her cheeks, the tears that she had hidden behind her usual rough exterior. Few people saw her as vulnerable, mostly she only shows her independent self to others, but right now she was hurting and the sea wasn’t someone, it was her friend since the day that Rudi almost drowned.
With whispering soft movements, she sank down on the soft sea sand; pulling her long legs against her chest and resting her chin on her knees. Watching the waves as the tide came in. Tonight she was thankful for not li
