Setting Sun (Pearl/Winifred)

They had done it again. Showered me with expensive gifts before packing their car with not so much as a kiss or hug goodbye. "We'll see you in a week or so, dear!" Mum had shouted, engine roaring to life. "Oh, and we love you so much, baby!" The wind would carry their voices as they disappeared into the horizon. I would watch, wondering what hey might say had I of asked them to stay.

I would probably still be standing here watching them leave.

I don't go back inside after they flake, my feet carrying me to the ocean, the sound of the waves angry against the shore in melody with the angry thoughts that seemed to torment me relentlessly. The sun had started to set, kissing the horizon, paining the sky with vibrants colours. A gentle smile pulls at the corner of my lips, the sound of the waves changing as my aggravated thoughts are soothed. It was truly beautiful, the sun melting into the ocean, the waves climbing the shore as the tide came in with the rising of the moon.

Breathing out a heavy sigh the thoughts of my parents are pushed to the back of my mind. Searching the shoreline I see a figure seated on the sand, staring out into the ocean. I begin to approach her, taking a seat beside her. I pick up a handful of sand, before allowing the grains to slip through my fingers. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" I ask, gesturing towards the ocean.