Romantic Fiction Sample

“With the wind at my back, I glide into a world of endless possibilities.”

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The sun barely rose in the sky. I prepared for another day of meditative excitement riding the waves. The sunlight barely peeked over the horizon, but my day was already filled with purpose. In the stillness of the ocean, there was an overwhelming peace. It was almost as if the whole universe rested to begin again for a new day. The higher the sun rose, the ocean started to do the same. The smooth surface slowly rippled, and unknowingly, the waters were ready to play before you looked up from your board. I could no longer sit motionless on my board, waiting for the tides to grow. The anticipation created a sway that pushed me towards the sands and further out again. I was drifting, but that was not the purpose of this day. Then, with a flow that increased not only in movement but the expectance builds into longing. Finding the perfect moment when waves were passionate enough in their expression for me to paddle forward and grab hold of the progression. Peace was now replaced with concentration. I learned to read the waves like a novel and predict its climax long before it crescendoes back into itself.

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Every wave brings a different feeling, and your first wave is unforgettable. Like love, you fall in love, and it is never quite the same. The first love always holds a place dear to your heart, no matter the result. It is the first time you learn to trust and be vulnerable with someone else. You learn to trust yourself on the waves, knowing that you are powerless to its flow but confident that you will let go no matter which way it goes. For some seconds in time, you can be one with the ocean. Those seconds are irreplaceable yet numerable. Something so intangible, like love and kindness with water, becomes an entire entity that ignites your five senses in gripping and unexplainable ways. You find yourself immersed in emotion that is beyond the meaning of words. It is an art that can only be imitated but never reproduced. As numerous as the stars in the sky and the snowflakes that fall beneath them. You find yourself in awe as an opening has revealed itself, and you begin to coast, pop on your board, and glide over the waters as a champion.