Written for the LiveJournal community Watsons_Woes for their July Writing Prompts challenge. The prompt for day 16 was: Viewer's Choice: Use one of the following pictures as the inspiration for today's entry (or if you're really brave, use both!) Choice #1: lighthouse [stone lighthouse about to be engulfed by a crashing wave]
_Torrent_
A visit to the seaside was advised for Mary's health and for turning my mind from the approaching anniversary of Holmes' death. Shunning the destinations near London, we went to a small hotel in Aberystwyth.
Mary delighted in walking along the shore and, when the weather was good, scaling the stairs to the top of the bluff to stare out over the waves. Such was our perch one cloudy afternoon when a storm moved in off the water, rough waves crashing and clamoring against the bluff, splashing high enough that we had to retreat.
The roar of the surf and the spray on my face reminded me of the fearful torrent that took my friend's life, and when I turned away my cheeks were wet.