You were there, snapping pictures on the shore as I splashed in the tidepools. I laughed and picked up sea creatures showing them to you and letting you take pictures. The starfish was my favorite, as I scooped it up in my hands and let the sun sparkle in the water as it dripped off each of my fingers and splashed back onto the shore. You giggled and your smile struck into the core of my heart and warmed my soul. Happiness, at least it was for the moment. The moment my body rested and my head was free, free to plague my dreams with memories of you. Free to cause chaos in my resting state.
Your smile, it was the one memory that always lingered when I would see your face. You were always happy in my dreams, always smiling and always right next to me. Sometimes I felt like you were afraid to leave me, or maybe it was my head telling me I was afraid to let you go. The touch of your hands as you grabbed mine always seemed to stick around after I woke and I often felt as if you were still there. The reality when I awoke and realized the turmoil my heart has now been tossed into. I realize as well that my dreams are just my memories reliving themselves... but sometimes damn I wish it would stop.