A Story A Day. Story 90 of 365: Run.

One step after another. The sub rising from the sea. Her legs powering her through the path. Her heart pumping heavily. Her lungs sucking air. One step after another. She needed to drink some water, but there was no fountain close. A man passed her at the speed of light. She was slow, she knew. But she didn't care. One step after another. One more kilometer, two, three. Her body aching until nothing ached anymore. Four, five, six. She was doing better than she expected. She passed an older woman, it made her feel well. She wasn't so slow, after all. Seven, eight, nine. Fifteen, maybe? Fifteen would be awesome. Her legs felt ready, the weather was perfect. It smelt of salt. She got lost in her thoughts, not even realizing how the kilometers passed by. How many already? Eleven? Twelve? She saw the man that had passed her before run the other way. She nodded to him. Let's do it fifteen, she decided, and breakfast after it. She ran to the sunset thinking of breakfast.