THE VESSEL'S RIPTIDE VAPOR

It was a humid day on the docks as the tugboat, known for its powerful engine, revved to life. A wave of heavy vapor, tinged with the metallic scent of diesel and seawater, billowed out from its smokestack. It was a sight common to those who worked on the waterfront, but today it felt odd. As the vapor lifted, a strange glow caught the eye of a lon