Day 71 Ruminating And Writing

Rim

She ran beside the island rim, watching as the sea around the land swirled against the sharp, huge rocks. There had to be a vast world beyond the ocean. There had to be where all the boats went and never returned. One day, when she was old enough, she would leave too, and she would know what there was beyond the rocks and the sharks and jellyfish. She would know the meaning of it all.

She couldn’t wait to be off the island.

“Wait up, Nia,” his lil brother shouted after her.

He wa...