Heart's Desire
Prologue
He left me. He left me. That was the only thought my mind could process at that moment. I couldn't move, my body was numb, and my heart felt as if it had been encased in ice. I sat there on the forest floor unaware of the passage of time.
After awhile I forced my limbs to move and some how ended up in my truck. I started driving not set on any particular destination. I realized that I had run out of gas somewhere on the Indian Island near Fenner RD so I got out and walked for awhile until I reached the water.
The sound of the water was so…peaceful. I felt such a pull to the water that grew stronger with each wave that receded from the shore. I pulled my shoes and socks off, rolled up my pant legs then walked to where the waves could just barely reach my toes. That first touch of the water sent so much more joy than I could have ever imagined I'd ever feel again rushing through my body, liquefying my movements and emotions.
I stripped down to my underwear, spontaneously making the decision to go for a swim. The farther into the water I went the easier it was to move, the happier I felt. I dived down and noticed something sparkle at the bottom. It was a diamond stud. "Cute!" I froze realizing the fact that I had just spoke underwater. I lifted my hands to my throat but could feel no difference. I headed for the surface in a panic, but I broke through the surface too soon for me. I was confused, I had never been much of a swimmer and definitely not a very fast one. I looked down and tried to lift a leg out of the water. Instead a powerful azure tail met my sight!