Dex felt light after that strange yet auspicious encounter with the local island child. He packed up his things that night but decided to sleep one more night in his car under the stars that oversaw the shifting waters of the beach below. The breeze was light and cool, he surely had a long day considering what had happened but now, he didn't feel the urge to drink another bottle of liquor to go to sleep. He closed his eyes and breathed out her name to the ether hoping that she could hear him. Morning broke the night and the sunlight kissed Dex's car. He woke up later than what he expected considering the crazy events yesterday. He got out from his car and was greeted by the beautiful horizon shaded with the golden rays of the sun in a faded blue canvass. It's a new day and he is reborn an

