The Girl In The Wraparound

Holidays aren’t just for couples and families, says JACKSON BIKO. They are also for women who just need to get away from it all.

- Jackson Biko

She ambles along, her strides long and lazy. She is wearing a two-piece costume and an orange wraparound around her waist; a bag made from the same cloth is slung across one shoulder. She is wearing round green reflector sunglasses, the kind Lada Gaga would wear.

She’s on the phone as she passes and you hear her say, ‘I just wished she had appreciated …’ before the ocean breeze blows the rest of her words away. She lingers under the umbrella of her swimming pool lounger for a moment as she finishes her conversation. Done with the call, she lowers her long body down on to the bed.