Famous Lines Story

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. The pelicans dip into the port in search of fish. The town along the coast is quiet, only the sound of a passing car every few minutes. The broken lighthouse, now useless in the coming fog, sounds to alert the town of an incoming barge. The local shops are open, but with little foot traffic coming through the town. The only visible movement is a man in a tan colored jacket walking out of a diner and toward the harbor pier. The fog is pretty thick and the sun has start to set. The funeral is almost over, before long the people will be back in town. The man takes out the raft he hid under the dinghy. By now the investigation should have enough leads, and reasonable information to come after him. His time in the town is done, likely overstaying his welcome, and leaving just in time. The sun light that made it through the fog is now gone, the raft and oars are ready. He hops from the dock and onto the raft, and starts out for the next sleepy town. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.