A Story A Day. Story 310 of 365: Pampered.

She closed her eyes. There was no sound around, as if the room were filled of silence. Her ears felt like they were full of cotton. She floated in the pool, the salt water tickling her skin. Moving her arms she moved closer to the walls, they were rough at touch, but not out of place. She had needed that for a long time, she was always caring for others, putting her needs last, giving up her things selflessly. She couldn't remember the last time she had taken a day off, but it was long overdue. She pushed herself away from the wall. 

The kids had given her a day off at the spa as a birthday present. At first she thought she didn't deserve it, that she had too much work, that she didn't have time to go to a spa. After some discussion, she accepted. Her husband dropped her off at the door of the spa, and as soon as he left she started feeling guilty. How could she be enjoying some time off, when her family was without her? The feeling of guilt washed out as she switched from pool to pool. And at that moment she was no longer worried about what might go wrong, she was free of worries, for once.