Today,
I’m swimming through crystalline turquoise waters, perfectly clear, the sky a continuation of endless azure blue, sunlight gleaming off the surface of the shallow ocean. Patterns of light stream through the saltwater, tracing wavy designs on the sandy bottom. Rainbow fish dart around outcrops of alien plant life as I approach them. Palm trees and rocky islands frame my vision, and the air smells fresh and tropical, of sand and sun and sea.
There is nothing but the feeling of the water against my skin and of my muscles moving through the water, just the sound of my own heartbeat in my ears. Clusters of bubbles drift in slow-motion, tiny shimmering droplets containing shining reflections of the sun.
An isolated piece of paradise, undisturbed by human touch.
