Always Eat When You Are Hungry
December 12, 2024
Seas of Leaving
£1.99
His daughter’s laughter pierced the morning air, scattering his dark thoughts like startled seabirds. She twirled at the water’s edge, arms spread wide, face tilted towards the sun. Water sprayed from her tresses, sparkling jewels in the sunlight as she dashed in his direction, her footsteps slapping on the wet sand leaving water-filled prints in the shoreline.
‘Come on, Daddy! We have to say hello to Mummy!’
His fingers found the stone in his pocket, smooth and cool against his skin. Three years of collected stones lined their cottage windowsill, each one carved with messages from the depths. Each one a careful lie wrapped in love.
Narrative
Every summer, a father and his young daughter return to Treyarnon Bay, chasing waves and collecting memories of the woman they lost.
She believes her mother is still out there, somewhere beyond the tide. Watching. Waiting.
He lets her believe.
Because sometimes, the stories we tell to heal a child’s heart are the same ones keeping our own from breaking.
But this summer, something is different.
A discovery in the sand. A whispered name on the wind. A moment neither of them can explain.
As the sun sets over the bay, the father begins to wonder—can love truly be lost to the sea?
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