Briny Kisses at Dawn

Chapter 1: The Pet and The Owner

I used to be afraid of watching the sea at night. Every time I looked at its body of water which became a temporary replica of darkness, waves of horrible thoughts would come surging inside my head. It made me think of series of possible dangers that lie beneath the ocean's abyss.Well, that was a long time ago, or at least, that was until light completely turned itself off from my life when my parents died. Since then, the darkness I hated the most became my solace, and the terrifying body of water was now giving me a sense of comfort.I was sitting above a huge rock with my left arm placed around my knees. Right now, I was at the coast where scads of stones and dead coral reefs were present. No one liked to visit here because of how eerie this place would feel at night, except me.I extended my right arm down to feel the cold seawater. The heat inside my body escaped from me, but the cold was nothing compared to the pain I was feeling now. I moved my hands and...