It was late in the afternoon when I decided to go back to the house. All day I enjoyed swimming and I never thought that I'd missed doing it so much. It's been years since I had a time to swim for hours without worrying about my plans in life. It was as if I was back to the times when I was still living in our province. I remembered back then when I would kill time swimming in the river. It felt nostalgic. I put away all the trash in the sand and got my stuff and cellphone before I walked back to the house. The whole living room and kitchen were quiet as I entered. Maverick's familiar presence is gone. I dried myself first and wrapped a towel around my head before entering. I threw the trash in the trash can, put the cellphone on the table and washed the used utensils on the sink. I'