I’ve noticed recently that every time I step in to take a shower, I obsess over getting the water to be as hot as possible. And by hot I mean it has to be scorching hot, just a breath away from being painful.
I don’t remember when this compulsion first started. I’ve tried to explain the feeling that washes over me as the water hits my skin. I cherish every drop of hot water as if it will be the last I ever have. It’s almost as if I know I’m going to reach a point in my life when I won’t have the luxury of taking hot showers. That if I wanted a hot shower, I’d have to boil water and it still will never get to the degree I want it to be. So I try to see how much I can take of the heat so that I can forever hold on to the memory of it.
It’s the strangest thing.
This is not the first time I’ve had feelings that felt like premonitions. I really hope this doesn’t come to pass but until then, I’m going to keep taking my luxuriously hot showers.
Would you even notice it at first glance? Would you wonder what was inside?
The hand has been colored with Kuwait’s flag: black on the left, green on top, white center, red on bottom. Below in orange, you can see a skyline of Kuwait.