I know I am asleep. You know when youβre dreaming and its like everything is normal but something at the back of your mind tells you that youβre not really there. Thatβs where I am right now. The evening sun is out, there are birds, everything is a little too idyllic. My feet keep slipping on the wet stones as I walk by the river and I can feel the coolness of the water slithering between my toes. Not an unpleasant feeling, but it makes me long to just dive headfirst into the rushing water, yet I know I have to wait until I get to the pool, otherwise I might be seen.
Just around the bend I can see the edge of it now, there is not a soul in sight as I slowly slip my thin summer dress over my head and cautiously make my way into the water. I can feel it lapping at my thighs ever so softly, and then until it just covers my breasts. I stroke my bare skin with my hands, bathing away all the impurities since I was here last. Quickly I dive under the water, into a green shimmering world of sprites and suchlike. As I surface I can see someone on the shore. He is here. But as I blink the water from my eyes he is gone. A figment of my imagination.