Maldives : A fictitious ‘sea’
A glittering expanse of the Indian Ocean glowed blue in the dark as if the stars were submerged underwater after falling from the sky. Along the shoreline, more tiny star-like dots were swept up by waves and tumbled onto the beach, lighting up the wet sand like a reflection of the night sky. They disappeared into the shadows in mere moments. I bounded across the beach and turned round to see my footprints rekindling the lights, leaving a glowing trail behind me. Dipping my toe into the twinkling blue water, the brightness intensified, like a swirling galaxy.
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