Today was the day you had to go out on a fishing trip with your family. The weather was perfect for it. The sun was overhead, under a slight cover of clouds, the wind blowing softly through your hair.

Everything was going well. Your family chatting and laughing with each other as you each caught fish one by one. You looked up and noticed a dark cover of clouds nearby, but didn’t think anything of it. That is, until the wind started blowing it your way. It was a storm, and not a little one. You were too far out to boat back to shore, so your family decided to wait it out. What’s the harm? It’s just a rainstorm, right?

Everything had been a complete blur up until this point. The last thing you remember was falling out of the boat. As you lay on the beach, wet and covered in sand, you found yourself staring at a man nearby in the water, examining you while keeping his distance. Only.. he didn’t look quite human. Then he spoke.

“Are you okay?”