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She didn’t see me.
But it was her.
My beautiful Anna, walking along the beach.
Wearing a light blue hoodie and dark blue jeans.
Her hair getting messier by the second, thanks to the breeze racing off the ocean water.
Her hands stuffed into the large front pocket of her hoodie.
Looking slightly down as she walked.
Deep in thought.
I realized she was coming my way.
Without seeing me… meaning she was coming toward the rocks too.
I felt like a stalker as I crept around the large rocks.
I found a small slit to peek through.
Anna walked closer.
And closer.
Until finally she stood at the same rock I had just been standing at.
Great minds, huh?
“What am I supposed to do?” she asked. “What is he going to think when he gets home and I’m not there? I just took off, right? I just need a second.”
So here’s the way I looked at the situation.
I needed a second to breathe and what did I do?
I went to the rocks where Anna and I were the night we almost got into trouble. The night it stormed. The night we ended up together…
Anna needed a second to breathe.
Where did she go?
Of all the places in the world - or this town - she picks the exact same rocks…
“Why do we make everything so complicated, Joe?” Anna asked.
I began to walk around the rocks.
“No idea, baby,” I said.
There was a slight flash of romanticism in my head.
Where Anna would turn, see me, and jump into my arms.
The reality?
A woman alone on the beach.
