The sun had just risen above the horizon. The water waves had subsided.

Xan crawled out of the water using his elbow. He stopped once and twirled to lay flat on the floor.

" Amy." He mumbled his wife's name like a weakling plant. He sucked on his breath as his chest rose and fell.

He covered his face with the back of his palm trying to get the sun away from his face.

He couldn't explain what had just happened. It was as if everything happened really really fast for his brain to detect every passing minute.

All he could remember was that he was drowned in the deep...