Bathroom Epiphany
The water was as hot as he could bear it to be and he deliberately tilted his head from side to side to fill his ears with water and lay quite still with his head immersed. He had missed baths and this is what he liked to do in them. He closed his eyes and relaxed in the darkness letting it wash over him in waves. The thought comforted and caressed him.
The world seemed far away now and he allowed his mind to drift. Only pale and insubstantial moonlight filtered through the skylight. He closed his eyes again slowly and relaxed again. For some reason he felt emotional and wasn’t entirely sure why. Some old hurt seemed to want to be released and though he could not quite remember which one it was he felt himself at the point of tears. He allowed himself to cry and was soon sobbing. He was overwhelmed with sad thoughts. All the rejections and put downs he had ever known came flooding in as if some gate had been opened in his mind. All those people who had somehow slipped out of his life came back now with such emotional intensity that it took his breath away with harsh words and betrayal.
Finally, he sat up and hugged his knees wondering where it had all come from and why and thinking that he wanted it to end. He lay back down and felt better. It had all gone wrong hadn’t it but he was still here and even if he had nothing there were few people that could claim to have led a more interesting life. He felt good. As he pulled out the plug he imagined all that sadness was draining away and he could finally let it go and fill his life with love and laughter.
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Thanks Leonore
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David Raho
I wish I could still take baths.
I don’t fit into any of them anymore, because I am 6′1”.
I tried to take a bath in a hotel in DC. It was a pathetic experience.
Being only 5′8″ and having stopped growing vertically 20 odd years ago I find I am the perfect fit in baths in the UK but I did find that Japanese baths tended to be a bit unsatisfyingly tub-like. I do sympathise with you though as there really is no substitute for total horizontal submersion in hot water without having to bend anything at all to fit.
Good luck
David Raho
I really liked this text David.
Thank you Dani. I am happy you took the time to stop by.
Take care
David
Hello. I like the design of your blog.
Also, I recently came across your story, “Lucy the Girl in the Window,” and I enjoyed it a lot.
I was wondering if you would mind if I posted it to a website that I just started (www.storylog.com). I would give you credit of course, and I would link back to your site.
It’s an ad-free website and it will remain so.
Beautiful writing, btw.
-david
Hi David
I have no objection to you posting an extract and a link but I try to discourage people posting the entire story because I would like them to see other stories on my website and also the story is subject to copyright. As a suggestion, a quote or an extract perhaps with your own comments, views, etc. regarding the story seems to work well.
Thanks for asking and good luck with the website.
Regards
David
THanks very good