Member-only story

Water Man: The Deep Search

Water Man goes for a swim in Part 8

Gerald Washington
5 min readOct 10, 2024
Photo by Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash

Here are the previous parts below:

Water Man

11 stories

Several hours later, after eating Layla’s delicious apple pie, Wallace stood nearby where the Al Salam Bridge was before it collapsed two days ago.

He was wearing a black shirt, blue shorts, and flip-flops on his feet. Despite the tiny debris that remained from the Al Salam Bridge, Wallace admired the beauty before him and enjoyed the breeze of the water & little wind coming at him.

He stood, pondering what the water knight he saw there told him on the day the bridge came apart.

’I gave you a gift. That was never supposed to happen.’’

Wallace walked back and forth as the water nearby continued to sing its tune to the area. A married couple was walking in Wallace’s direction in their colorful Egyptian clothing. The couple looked to be at peace & was enjoying the pretty day in Egypt.

Wallace anticipated the couple walking his way. He braced himself to nod at them or speak with his eyes. The…

--

--

Gerald Washington
Gerald Washington

Written by Gerald Washington

Just a curious writer/blogger trying to navigate a complex world. Sharing my words helps a lot with that.

Responses (13)