The alarm clock sounds, the hand looks for it in the darkness of the room to turn off that hateful sound that tells me that another day must be faced.
The tactile senses refine and my fingers slalom between the various objects resting on the nearby bedside table in search of the alarm clock, I turn it off, and as I wearily withdraw my hand, a grimace of pleasure is forged on my face.
To the touch, among the headlights, confusedly placed objects, I recognize the bottle of massage oil, unconsciously I caress it sensually, my fingers slowly slide on the plastic cylinder, thoughts run the night before and a pleasant sensation runs through my body.
I keep sliding my fingertips along the surface of the bottle, I grab it gently; my index finger and thumb meet, I let it keep sliding between my fingers helped by the greasiness of the casing, I grab it at the base but I don't want to move it, it seems to be nailed on the bedside table. The movement of the hand begins to take a sense, I like to feel it slide into my palm, the greasiness excites me and something starts to move in me.
I realize that the grimace has now turned into a smile, and the happy memories begin to crowd my mind as I can't help but think back to the wonderful hours spent just before thanks to that bottle of oil.
I am a medical surgeon, and my life is a continuous succession of meetings, commitments and assumption of responsibilities that, however unlikely, determine the fate of many lives.
All this means that my most faithful companion is stress, in the sense that it never leaves me, unlike my husband.... now ex.
The only solution to recover a little bit of well-being, after the exhausting interminable days in the hospital, are the wonderful massages that I get done at home by my trusty and lovable masseuse.
I jealously reserve this "luxury" at least twice a week, and yesterday was one of those days.
Like every Thursday, I had planned with Laura (that's the masseuse's name) one of these fantastic moments when I returned from a tiring and stressful day at the hospital.
As usual, the housekeeper, properly instructed, had prepared everything for the meeting; the massage bed was already placed in the center of the salon with its nice sponge towel, the lights turned down, the CD ready to spread relaxing new age music, as well as the scented candles to release their essences.
Yes, it's true, I try to transform the salon at home, in a small SPA, I believe that a right atmosphere helps deeply to eliminate stress, as (if not more) than a good massage.