Gray-Stoned Beach Creative Writing

Great Essays
Gray-Stoned Beach
I walked along the quiet, winding trail; the smell of a thousand pines filling my nose. There were no people here due to the light rain, but it didn't bother me. It was peaceful. I turned a sharp corner, immediately greeted by a blast of icy ocean air. The Pacific Ocean roared with power in front of me, white caps crashing against the high walls of rock. I stared down the ragged cliff, gazing down at a small beach in a crevasse of the cliff. A small trail seemed to lead to it. The tranquility calmed me instantaneously. I never want to leave.
A sharp noise ripped through my ears and made me shoot awake. Realizing it was my alarm, I grunted and smacked it with my fist. The sound stopped. After contemplating my own demise,
…show more content…
I gripped it tightly and pulled, wincing in pain. The alcohol residue did not help a single bit. I pulled the three inch beer bottle piece completely out, dropping it on the gravel parking lot with a clink. I need a hospital, but I didn't go. Something wanted me to continue along the trail. So I did. The same sensation swept over me as in my dream, because I was in the same place my dream had taken place. It took me a while realize this. But when I did, I remember the beach with the trail leading to it. I searched, and sure enough there it was. I walked down the trail, revealing a gray stoned beach with a perfect view the moon inside the crevasse. I lied down on the edge of the water, and stared up at the starry sky. I stayed like this for what seemed like hours, until a pale gray figure came up to me. The figure appeared female, with a slender structure and blonde hair. There was no light behind her eyes. I panicked, fearing the thing was going to do something to me. She suddenly spoke. “Shh.. You'll be fine.” I recognized her voice. “Mom? Mo-“ I was cut off by her cold fingers pressing in between my eyes. I fell through the rocks below the sand, below the thousands of miles of rocks. The stopped. Black swirled around me, then everything went

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    9/11 Short Stories

    • 680 Words
    • 3 Pages

    I could hear the dark rumble of the waves crashing over the shore, and the shrieking screams of children playing in the water. My feet massaged themselves, and the toasty sand crept over my skin. It felt like a daydream. Umbrellas perched everywhere, sticking themselves into the beautiful, white sand. Seagulls hovered themselves over the the scene, occasionally taking a rest, and would peck at…

    • 680 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    and I finally got the taste and smell of freedom. I went running to the sand of the island, but the sand felt like a desert. It was so dry, my feet were going in the sand like quick…

    • 797 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My heart was racing, my eyes widening, and a smile growing across my face. Then, out of the corner of my eye I saw why I am so happy. A chain of islands, appearing out of nowhere in the large and gigantic dark blue ocean, popped into my view as I automatically flew towards them. The closer I got, the more I knew where I was headed. It was the one place that has captured my mind and…

    • 1605 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Chris Mccandless Journey

    • 781 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Stanford students possess an intellectual vitality. Reflect on an idea or experience that has been important to your intellectual development. When I read Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, I discovered a valuable connection between man and nature, a connection that continues to impact my life today. While following Chris McCandless on his journey across Western America and Alaska, I found his transcendental views to be very inspiring.…

    • 781 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    But there was no response. I felt kinda silly when I realized I was shouting at my washing machine, when there was no plausible way a human being could fit behind it. The prescence eventually disappeared, so I returned the knife to its holder, shaking my sleepy head as I made my way to the…

    • 839 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “CLOSE THE WINDOW!” A gust of Atlantic wind whips the corner of the “house” out of my hand, exposing us to the harsh elements of Hampton Beach. Are those icicles forming in my hair?…

    • 248 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    She looked over the sea of land, The ups and downs of buildings, And the flatness of bare land. Smoke rose from the once magnificent city. Buildings were crumbled, Homes were destroyed.…

    • 202 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    It is still May, almost June now. May was mostly rainy and cold but June is always warm. Today It was warm and the sun is shining at its brightest. It was a good morning the light from the sun was beaming through the window. I can't wait for today to start.…

    • 1409 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    During April of 2015, I stepped out of the car and onto the beach for the first time in Destin, Florida; the salty sea stung my nose as I breathed in a refreshing breath of briny air. The first step onto the sand was like a bed of blankets; soft and comfortable. The way the white sand glided onto my feet and squished between my toes felt like heaven. The waves were singing a delicate lullaby, pulling me closer to them. As I walk towards the ocean with the warm sand beneath my feet, the cold waves lap at my ankles, as if they want to take me away.…

    • 414 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I jerked my body up out of my bed to see him still staring at me a tall dark figure. I took a step to the side and he mirrored my movement like a snake, as if he wasn’t human. I tilted my head slightly, he did the same but slithering . A series of butterflies fluttered in my stomach.…

    • 1038 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Ocean Creative Writing

    • 1220 Words
    • 5 Pages

    ‘Alexia Riley, you have been commissioned by the High Council of the Earth’s Forestry and Woodland to document a trek through the Atlantic Ocean. Is your team ready to depart in four days time?’ ‘Yes, Sir. We will be fully equipped to depart from Great Britain at 7:30am Thursday 26th May 2018. We will be departing from Heathrow Airport, and travelling to Nanortalik, Greenland.…

    • 1220 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Descriptive Beach

    • 807 Words
    • 4 Pages

    My feet slam against the boardwalk as I rush to the scenery that leaves my heart at peace. The brilliant blue waters of the Pacific sea are just a few hundred feet away. The sun is shining brightly against the open, blue sky. I see the sparkling azure body contrasting against the bleached white sand.…

    • 807 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Short Story I’ve always liked to walk on the beach. I like the feeling of the coarse sand between my toes as my feet sink into it with each slow step. I love the way the the ocean paws inquisitively at my passing footprints. The sea is truly beautiful. I’ve always admired it.…

    • 1837 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    It was a dark and stormy night. A bolt of thunder crept into my room and shocked me awake. “Mom!” I yelled, bolting from my bed. My chest rose and fell in rapid succession; I made my way toward the door of my room.…

    • 969 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I hummed to myself as I squeezed my way along the narrow path. Soon, the walkway became wider and an obvious path up over the rocks became clear. I started to scramble up, making sure I was still keeping close to the sea. What I saw at the top nearly made me jump out of my skin.…

    • 917 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays

Related Topics