a propitious spot

she had the feeling of having been floating for a long time, if she thought of it, she couldn't really remember the point when she started feeling that way, but she knew it was long ago, maybe even two years ago
she looked around and saw the people surrounding her moving their life-chess pieces, like in her own life, randomly and strategically, with more or less luck
having accepted the fact that control in life is ultimately a misleading and false concept, she couldn't help wishing even a little bit of power over her life-chess board
she was learning to be a good swimmer, to follow and be led by the current until a propitious spot arrived, a place where she could rest her head for a while, recover energy and dive again