Susana Mármol

Tides of Survival: A Journey Through the Storm

I was on a beach in the United States, alone, even though there had been warnings about dangerous weather. I didn’t worry about it much. The air was warm, and the sound of the ocean usually made me feel peaceful, but something felt different this time. There was a sense of unease in the air, as if the wind carried a warning. Suddenly, I noticed a change in the horizon. The sky turned dark quickly, and far out in the ocean, I could see huge whirlpools forming. Hurricanes started appearing like shadows on the water, and before I knew it, the waves were growing fast and getting bigger.