The girl who sat on the beach

The girl who sat on the beach

A Story by oh,hey.

The salty ocean air flew into my nostrils, the new fresh air that had just been viciously recycled by the cold British sea. As I stood on the old brick wall looking out to the shapeless sky, the only thing I could think about was the single piece of lonely hair trailing down the curved back of the girl sitting on the beach alone and lost like the piece of hair floating in the wind. That single piece of hair lost and forgotten.

I started thinking about her life, she could have been considering the same thing as me and I wouldn’t have known, maybe her situation was worse and there’s her staring in to the deep, endless ocean nothing else. I considered walking up to her; The sand between my toes and the rocks digging into my feet the long walk to get to her. I would sit down slowly. She’d be startled at first, but then, but then I’d just talk. I’d tell her about my life, tell her everything, just everything.  I’d tell her secrets I hadn’t even told the people closest to me.  For no reason, I would wonder for years later why that girl. I would never find an answer.

She would tell me how her life was ending and she couldn’t stop it, she would tell me about how she was the only one left of her family and how she just wanted someone to talk too. We’d talk for hours nonstop until the sea starting creeping in on us and we would wonder in the days to come how time went so quickly. We would have both known it was only for that day we’d walk our separate ways and live our lives and never talk about the day we had spent together.

 But that only happened in the movies.

I took one breath of that fresh new sea air and stepped off the ledge.

© 2013 oh,hey.


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You don't how many times I thought about something like this happening XD
I'm like... Why does it seem easier to talk to someone you don't know and I've come up with this: They may judge you but you won't have to see them again. You don't have to worry about facing them again and them interfering with your life.

I really like how you play out the whole story through your characters mind. It seems more likely that they walked away... but then again people are full of suprises XD
Good story :3 ★

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

thankyou + ar we might never know



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I assume you must have survived stepping off the ledge.

Posted 11 Years Ago


What a gripping write! You had me and then you pulled me off the cliff with you. Wonderful write of avtragic story.
Yet, you do know that even in this cold dark world, love and light and companionship do win the day if hold out to the proper end of things... An end beyond present sight my dear writer.

Posted 11 Years Ago


oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

Thankyou for your kind words David!
Amazing story, one can easily relate...
I like the expressions you used "The new fresh air that had just been viciously recycled by the cold British sea...."
I love the way you ended this story (When reality meets our daydreams)
Well done


Posted 11 Years Ago


oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

thankyou!
A sad and mournful moment in time... I've often had this same feeling. I do a lot of walking and "people watching", and I often muse about interactions that don't end up happening. I guess I'm just not the "run up and start a conversation" type, so my smiling and nodding is about as far as it goes. Wondering about the lives of others, what rests beneath the layers of the people we meet (or don't meet) every day is great inspiration. Well said.

Posted 11 Years Ago


oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

I just saw this I don't know why, but thank you!
As little as listening is all someone needs back away from the cliff.

Posted 11 Years Ago


oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

This didn't show up either, thanks for reviewing sorry its late
Very good work. I was drawn in at the beginning like a whimsical story and then it kept building into pondering life and boom the ending hit. What a great piece.

Posted 11 Years Ago


oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

thank you!
why , back toward life of course.....there are still too many unanswered questions to pursue! awesome little story, very relatable and expressly written to inspire deep thought.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

I am somehow craving for the continuity of this story. I like the way you expressed the visually rich places with the girl, it is engaging and vibrant story. It is like a movie actually. Love it!

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

oh,hey.

11 Years Ago

thank you
I really liked it! It felt as if I was the one watching this girl.... Breathtaking.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

She stepped back into life and continued on, with renewed hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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