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SUMMER DREAM

It‘s dark.

The sky is painted with thousands of stars in bright small dots.

Cold wind breezes through my hair matched with the crashing waves of the sea.

Surrounding the tall coconut trees are fireflies dancing carelessly with each other.

On my feet is a little crab crawling and a shell I picked up to examine.

Suddenly, a strange man in pitch black of shadow approaches in my direction.

―You‘ve been sleeping for hours already. It‘s getting very unhealthy of you.‖

The room is suddenly lit after switching on the light source. Annoyed as I regain consciousness of the reality, I

realized I was having a dream, again. Scrambling through my side table in search of my eyeglasses, I opened my

eyes and see my mom standing at the door.

―Why are you here? I thought you we‘re on a vacation‖, I said, sounding like a whiny teenage who‘s ‗going through a

phase‘

―I‘m worried of you, it‘s why‖, her voice is a soothing lullaby I‘m very familiar with since childhood.

―And speaking of a vacation, I think it‘s you who needs the vacation, darling.‖

―Mom, I‘m okay. You don‘t need to worry about me. I‘m just –― I stop, thinking of words to mask what I‘m really going

through.

―Depressed.‖ Oops, okay here you go. The bomb is ticked. Yes, I am, in fact, has been very sad for the last few

weeks. I don‘t even know why. Or I know why, but just couldn‘t exactly pinpoint the ‗what’ exactly. Everything has just

been uninteresting and had me indisposed completely that I even have to resign from my job. Each time I wake up

from oversleeping, it‘s like I don‘t have any energy to start the day and just wish to sleep it off again.

―I know it‘s been very hard for you to absorb the breakup but please, you need to take care of yourself and maybe

unwind a little bit.‖ The worry in her voice is convincing.

―I mean, look at these takeout orders you‘ve been ordering. You don‘t see your friends anymore, too.‖

―I don‘t even have friends, Mom.‖ My ex was the only friend I got.

―Just go on a vacation, will you? Travel. Meet new people. Take on an adventure and have fun.‖

That sounds like an energy drainer to me. A fantasy that I don‘t ever want.

―Yes, mother. I will. Anyways, thanks for dropping by‖.

―I booked you a ticket‖

―What?‖ No!

―To Maldives,‖ with a big grin on her face.

―Exciting, mother.‖ As I roll my eyes in sarcasm.

Maybe I could really use a breather. This house is containing me and my thoughts in darkness. Maldives is perfect, I

think. I just hope the trip goes well.

The flight to Maldives was not as exhausting as it was expected. As soon as I arrived at the tropical paradise of

pristine blue waters and sparkling sand, what‘s left is to enjoy and relax the majestic scenery from the native hotel inn

I was checked in.

Vacation was going perfectly not until the boredom starts creeping in. The sun‘s scorching heat at 12pm is definitely

something that has urged me to wander around the front beach for some adventure.

As I walk the fine sand in no particular destination, I reached the area where beach lounge chairs and high umbrellas

were situated. Then I decided to sit and rest for a while, opening a book to read until I feel a little sleepy to take a nap

and kill off the time.

Across the beachfront where I rest is the banquet hall where Theo (my ex) is having their conference meeting. While

listening and exchanging comments, Theo gazes outside the beach and catches glimpse of me laying down. What a

coincidence that he‘s here! He must be thinking I‘m following him when I clearly am not!

The hours progressed swiftly and moments later, it was 6 o‘clock in the evening. A mini festival with bonfire and tribal

program stars to commence at the beachfront of the hotel. Curiosity has led me to observe the event as I‘ve never

witnessed one like this before. I sit on the sand and enjoy the sight of the stars and the sound coming from the beat

of drums from the event.

While all of a sudden, a waiter comes with a cold beer.

―Good evening, ma‘am. A drink is being sent to you by a man over there.‖

Looking at the pointed direction of the waiter, Celeste catches sight of Theo, waving and smiling shyly.

―Thanks. Tell him thank you for the drink. I appreciate the gesture.‖

Maybe he‘s just goofing around as a way to enjoy his trip here in Maldives, who knows.

Shortly thereafter, the Theo indeed joins me for a drink.

―Hello, can I join you?‖ Theo asks as he sits down beside Celeste.

―Yeah, sure. Thanks for the beer by the way. How‘s Maldives so far?‖ Celeste attempts to move along the

conversation, avoiding any silence.

―Well, it‘s been nice. I haven‘t been in a vacation for a while. I actually just came here for work. How about you?‖

―In a quest to find the meaning of life.‖

―That‘s interesting. How are you actually going to ‗find the meaning of life‘?‖ Theo wonders.

―I don‘t really know,‖ and I laugh timidly.

―I‘m just going with the flow. See where this trip takes me.‖

―You know what, I got an idea to make this trip an adventure to remember‖ said Theo, abruptly showing an intense

feeling of hope and eagerness.

―Spill. What do you have in mind?‖ as I reply in split second, arousing spark of enthusiasm.

―It‘s something that I‘ve thought randomly one day. We‘ll go on a little escapade, exploring the islands of Maldives,‖

Theo pauses, intensely assessing if I am actually interested with his idea of mini adventure. And to his surprise, I am

in fact is looking right at his eyes, it‘s as if I am trying to look at this man‘s soul, assessing the worthiness of this plan.

―-And then you can tell me anything. Everything. As I am with you, too. Like we‘re our own little vault of secrets,‖

―That‘s how we‘ll get to know each other. Because it‘ll make the trip more interesting,‖

―Okay, proceed.‖ Celeste utters with anticipation.

―But the catch here is that, we‘re not allowed to treat each other like we‘ve known each other before,‖

―This gets interesting, continue.‖ I am clearly starting to like this plan.

―Yeah, that‘s basically it.‖

―So how are we going to name each other then, do we make an alternative name or something?‖

―Yeah, we can do that! A word that actually represents who we are. Do you have anything in mind already?‖

―Hmm, well, I could go with Serenity, which means calmness and tranquility because I think that‘s what I would really

like to have for the rest of my life. While at the same time you can also call me Seren as a nickname,‖

―Why, does it have any meaning?‖ Theo asks.

―It means star.‖ Celeste says while looking up at the sky to refer for the stars.

―Woah. That one is so nice. I think you can call me chance,‖

―It kinda‘ means opportunity, you know, a possibility of something happening. I think that‘s what life is, taking chances

despite failure and mishaps,‖

―means good fortune as well.‖ Theo grins from ear to ear.

―Impressive, Chance.‖ Celeste voices out his name trying to get the hand of it.

It‘s 10 in the morning and the sun‘s up in Maldives. Theo and I have made plans to meet and discover interesting

places in Maldives together.

―Hello, Serenity. It‘s nice to see you‖ Theo beams as Serene sits down beside him on the sand

―I want to tell you something by the way,‖

―What is it?‖ Serene asks.

―It‘s like I‘m having a déjà vu right now‖ Chance says, with a confused face. It‘s as if he‘s trying to remember this

particular moment.

―I think I‘m experiencing déjà vu as well, I don‘t know‖

―I feel like this happened before.‖ Chad‘s brows furrows.

―Like a dream, huh?‖

―Exactly! That‘s it! I‘ve had this consistent dream whenever I sleep. It mostly is about the sea and a woman I can‘t

seem to remember‖

At this moment, Serenity is able to recall the man in her dreams as well.

―That‘s weird. I had dreams of the beach, too. And a man that usually is just covered in shadows. I think it was you or

something, haunting me‖ Serene chuckles.

��What a coincidence. Do you think our dreams were connected?‖

―I mean what are the odds, right?‖ Chance says.

―Dreams do not work that way, Chance.‖ Serene shuts off the idea, thinking that it is not likely of that happening in

reality.

But if it was indeed, deep down in their souls, Chance and Serenity might really have that connection. The question

is, for what reason? Have the stars aligned to make way of their destiny for Chance and Serene?

―What do you think of life, Serenity?‖ Chad questions out of the blue as they finish their lunch at a local fast food

restaurant they have stopped by.

―That question is hard. But I‘ll try to answer that,‖ I paused for a second and thinks of words to answer the question.

―I think the appropriate question would be, what is the purpose of life?‖

―But I think the question itself is the answer, you know.‖

―The purpose of life is to find the purpose of life?‖ Chad is a bit confused for a moment. Trying to figure out what I just said.

―It‘s kind of in the philosophical aspect. But yes, the purpose of life is for you to constantly search for its purpose and

eventually fulfill it, and it‘s a cycle.‖ Serenity doesn‘t even know where the words have come from, or let alone the idea.

―That‘s so deep‖ Chad finally understands the context and realizes how meaningful it is to apply in everyday life.

―By constantly searching for life‘s purpose, you‘re actually is living life.‖

―Yes, precisely. Amazing, huh‖ I say.

―It is, indeed.‖

―Okay, my turn. Do you know yourself?‖ I ask while sipping the cold milk tea.

―Or will a person even completely ever know its self, like in all aspects‖

―I think not‖ Chad says without hesitation.

―Because a person constantly is subject to changes as its environment does, also.‖

―So if you come to think of it, there can inevitably be times when an individual won‘t probably ever know thy self.‖

Chad continues.

―Example when someone is falling in love, or is head over heels with someone; there will be instances where you‘d

rather make adjustments just so both of the couple be able to compromise with each other‘s demands.‖

―Adjustments that you‘ve never thought of. Or even claimed once that it‘s not going to happen.‖

―I think that‘s it‖ Chad smiles.

―You‘re smart, aren‘t you‖ I blush.

After eating their lunch, Theo and I decided to wander off the streets of Maldives just to explore the area.

―You two look like a lovely couple‖ An old woman says.

―We‘re not couples‖ We both replied the same thing nervously and looked at each other for a second.

―Why don‘t you have a matching tattoo? It would make your vacation here more memorable‖ The old woman adds.

―You know what, let‘s do it‖ with a big grin on my face, and then I turn to Chad as if I‘m pleading to have matching

tattoos.

―Okay. What will we have?‖

―Sorry but my clients doesn‘t get the chance to pick a design. I‘m the one who chooses it. Based on the person‘s

aura‖ The old woman interrupts.

―That‘s fascinating‖ as I squeal.

I found out that the old woman‘s name is Whang-Od, and is famous for her tribal tattoos. She stars to ink the skin of

Serenity first. Whang-Od claims that the ink of her tribal tattoos is made up of charcoal and water. Once the tattoo ink

was mixed, it is tapped into the skin using a thorn from a citrus tree — choosing between calamansi or pomelo. The

thorn is then attached to a 12-inch long bamboo stick and from there, Whang-od starts tapping it deep into the skin.

The tattoo took hours to finish. After it was done, Whang-Od explains the meaning of their matching tattoos.

―There are three figures I tattooed; the fern symbolizes fertility, strength health, and safe passage to the land of the

dead. The python symbolizes protection, good fortune, and health. Lastly, the standing eagle symbolizes strength,

freedom, and guidance.‖

―Woah. This tattoo sure is going to be the most memorable.‖ Chance says.

―Thank you so much!‖ as I at the freshly inked tribal tattoos.

The time goes by so fast that the day was too short for us to spend more time. Afterwards we headed back to the

hotel inn after the long walk they had. Both of us went to our respective rooms and called it a night.

The vacation stay ends. Theo and I both said our last farewell before leaving the hotel and still clinging unto their

promise of not just staying as strangers with some memories.

Pretending to not know anything about each other‘s lives is something we‘ve never thought to be comforting enough

to get to know each other so deeply. This time, knowing someone was a whole different experience for me; because

it was not the cliché setup right from the start, and gradually, little by little, as I have gotten to discover each Theo‘s

deepest dreams and thoughts, I soon start to realize and understand a piece of myself, too.

My flight way back home made them realize a lot of things. But most of all, it sparked hope and understanding of the

world and myself. Our meeting was of no accident but was a destined circumstance, highlighting my trip as one of the

most unforgettable one.

Time passes by and Theo still remained as a stranger to me, but I do sure know and remember how pure our bare

minds are during the trip –that gave me a much better perspective.

#travel #beauty

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