Sanity
She woke up feeling numb
She lay on a bed of cold hard sand
Her head pounding and tearing at the seams
She could feel the worries of her parents seep into her veins
Her younger sibling, in fact, her only sibling, crying
They were not there with her
But she could feel them, sobbing for her to return to them
Her soul ached
Sanity
That's what she'd take with her
She's stranded
Alone and determined
As she makes her way to the edge of the shore
The cold water tickles her feet, making her toes wiggle
The sky is a cruel gray
The air is crisp and intoxicating
A sharp inhale of breath
Adrenaline fills her lungs
The wild sway of her hair as the breeze whips uncontrollably
Sanity
That is exactly what she needs in order to get back home
To be whole again