Riley POV
The ocean is singing. I don't know how to describe it, but I can hear it's song, the slow and mournful sound of it as we sit and eat and it's all I can do not to go to it. My heart hammers in my chest and while I try hard to focus on Bailey, all I can hear is the distant sound of the sad music that is filling my very soul. It's heart breaking. It's like the ocean is grieving and my heart feels it's loss, tears pricking my eyes even as I try to pretend that everything is fine. When Bailey leaves to go get our bags from the car, I see the opportunity and run towards the ocean, my body diving into it with a sense of exhilaration and haste.
The music grows louder. I dive, feeling the swell of the waves, the beauty of the song bringing me to tears. I feel the salt on my body and th
