Early one crisp morning as the foam from the sea gushed up across the white sandy beach a young girl lay passed out amongst the waves. She had short brown hair and seemed to be around the age of six or seven. She was dressed in khaki coloured shorts and a sleeveless t shirt that may have once been white but now was a dirty cream colour. If someone where to observe this strange sight one could even suggest that her very heart was connected to the ocean. Her chest rose and sank to the very motions of the waves coming in and out and although she lay flat on her side in the bosom of the sea, this mysterious girl was perfectly dry and warm.
Not a drop of water had spoiled her petite frame. The sea spray instead forged an alternate path around her body, leaving the sand underneath her dry and warm. It was almost as if the water was afraid to touch her like she was some holy relic to be feared by the eyes of men and glorified by God.
It was around half past six and the sun slowly began to rise on the horizon. A cool breeze whispered across the bay calling to the coconut fronds- informing the mountains of the arrival of this newcomer.
Gulls squawked in the distance and the girl began to awaken. She was faintly aware of someone shuffling quietly and cautiously towards her.
'Hello?' A voice.
A young boy- nine years of age perhaps? Only just about to hit puberty. Kairi did not know how she knew this but she did. She heard him get closer and her eyelids flipped open.
They looked around and investigated the surroundings.
'Who are you?' the boy spoke again.
She rolled over slowly so she could just see the outline of his small face and messy brown hair over the brightness of the clear blue sky above.
'…huh?' she moaned quietly,
'Where did you come from?' the boy asked…