They almost drowned
She's bored at the table, needs a break from all these people, who can only talk work, politics, sports and gossip. Always the same. Always the same subjects, the same mind numbing discussions.
She walks down to the beach in the morning sun, enjoys the quiet and feels the breeze of the ocean on her body. With her shoes in her hand she walks along the beach. She makes slow and playful lines in the sand, looks up and feels the sun's promise of a hot day. The summer dress hugs her body and sways a little in the wind. A path is leading below the shadows of the trees and she lets her curiosity take over.
In here everything is quiet. Not a sound. The hotel is in another world, a world she's left behind. Even the beach is far away. The forest ground is soft and her feet sinks in a little as she makes her way down the slope towards a derelict shack. She looks in the window and sees an old kettle on a rotten kitchen table like the one her grandmother used to have. The springs are coming up through the moth-eaten settee, she can make out through the kitchen door. Her thoughts turn to the people, who once came to this cabin. Were they foresters or perhaps a young couple? The settee looks comfortable, even for two. Were they secret lovers or did they just want some peace and quiet from the people and the never ending talking that she herself has run from? Was that what you had to do? Find a deserted cabin somewhere?
She's shocked when he's suddenly there. Where did he come from? How long has he been looking at her dreamy eyes and her hand which somehow has made it up underneath her dress? He doesn't look like a forester, but perhaps a secret lover? What does he want? He doesn't answer her question, or rather he does β why can't she take her eyes off him? Those eyes. He's has obviously been standing there long enough and when he comes closer, she can smell him. A man. Not a sleek banker or an egocentric fitness freak. He smells like a real man; his sweat is rousing her and she sees something bestial, she's never noticed before. He holds out an arm towards her and as in slow motion she's walking into his grip, she's trapped and that's all she wants. There is nothing else now, there is only here and now, only the two of them.