An empty beach

It was a long time ago, at my aunt’s house near the beach. It was a family reunion, which we have every year. I was playing with all of my cousins, having fun, drinking coke, and eating ice cream that melted in your hand but you didn’t care because you were having so much fun that nothing mattered to you. Entering the sea, playing in the sand with a soccer ball, and kayaking, amongst other things, were what we did. That week was the best out of all of the summers in our childhood. We did everything that a kid could do.

Last year, alone with my parents, we went back to the beach. My cousins weren´t there – they were all busy that year. Flashbacks came into my head when I entered the house, and I got so sad that I started messaging in our family Whatsapp Group, sending images and telling them to come. It wasn’t the same without them.

Alessandro B.