The feel of the cool water surrounding me,
and the warm sun hitting my exposed chest relaxed my body in ways
that it had not been relaxed in a long time, making me feel clean
and peaceful. The smell of the salty water reminded me of a home I
had not been to in forever, and I could feel my hangover going
away. I floated on my back, drifting as the current pulled me back
and forth.
Although I was not keeping time, I would
guess that I had been floating for about a half an hour, just
enjoying the ocean, when I felt their touch. All tension was gone
from my body, as I lay open-armed and open-legged floating through
the water. Every time the current pulled me up and down, I felt my
body relax on a whole new level. It was right after one of those up
and down pulls of the current that I felt the first bump.
I call it a bump, but it was more like a
caress, a big solid caress that ran from the bottom of my left foot