The Scent of the Breeze

There is something in the wind that I cannot explain. I came out from my room this afternoon and suddenly a familiar scent spreads around our corridor. It’s difficult to explain, and somehow the feeling was a little bit nostalgic. I decided to take a walk and try to remember what it is. It was 5:45 in the afternoon, just in time for the sun to set, and from the football field you can see its golden beams passing through the two condominiums in Katipunan Ave, I stopped for a while just staring at the sun.

I don’t know if someone has the same feeling but I think I smelled the sea, though it’s really hard to imagine that because from Katipunan, the nearest beach is way far. But in my mind, there was this distinct scent of the sea and sand and it is in the wind. I love the smell of the sea, needless to say that I love going to beaches. Whenever I feel helpless or sad or lonely, I always go to a place where I can look on the sea and try to listen to sound of the waves and feel the soft breeze. There I could rest for a while, then I would wait for the sun to set and watch the magical spectacle of the sun sinking down to the sea, a sign for me that another day has ended.

The sea breeze also reminds me that another (school year) has ended (summer time! summer time!), it means also time for friends and with my family. Those moments when I was in the beach, sitting on the sand, watching the sun and listening to the waves... I miss those days. Too bad that I don’t have the chance to go this year to go to a nearby beach where I can enjoy the sand, sea and breeze.

Snap! There it is! That was the thing that I was seeking. The sea and end of the school year!