Journal

Secret Message

I breathe the steam deeply from my too-hot shower, reminded of the air back home, so thick with ocean moisture I could almost take a bite out of it and roll it saltily around on my tongue. I step onto the towel and pat myself dry from tip to toe … only then do I notice the love letter written in a fingertip scrawl on the vanity mirror, made visible by the dissipating steam, and remember I am loved.