The lights directed me down the highway. Darkness was to my right as I looked out at the sea. Turning off the highway into the lot, I was alone in the night. For the umpteenth time I could feel butterflies in my stomach without reason, it just didn’t matter. The sky was filled with stars, but in the late hour this parking area was empty. I’d turned off the engine to my car and reaching down I untied my shoes, taking off my socks.
I could hear waves crashing against the rocks as I locked up my car. It was time to feel the sand between my toes.