Thursday, April 7, 2011
a stormy night (short story 7)
There was something in the distance, far far away. At first it looked just like a fishing boat out for a night catch but then something didn't look right. He kept staring at it trying to figure out what it is and as the staring progressed he noticed how clear the picture becomes in the darkness of the night. He could make up the size of the boat, from front to back, the lines of two figures shifting from side to side with the movement of the boat. It made perfect sense and still he wasn't convinced. The white foam of the waves was getting closer when he noticed one of the figures jumping into the sea and drifting away fast from the boat. At that point nothing made sense anymore and when it seemed as if a whale was crunching the side of the boat and getting closer to the figure that was still on it he turned his look away as if to ignore the horror, as if he didn't want to believe what his eyes are staring at. He closed his eyes for a few moments, shook his head and when opened them again everything around was rocking like the sea. No sign of the boat, no figures in the water, just a stormy night he thought to himself while spotting an airplane shape object in the water...
Labels:
darkness,
distance,
fishing boat,
waves
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