The Sea Began to Change
Then something strange happened.
People near the coastline noticed the ocean behaving differently.
The water began pulling away.
At first, it looked almost beautiful.
The shoreline seemed to expand.
Wet sand appeared where water had been moments earlier.
Small boats tilted awkwardly in exposed areas.
Fish were visible in places that were normally underwater.
Some people stopped to stare.
Others began recording.
But those who understood what the retreating water could mean were terrified.
The ocean was not simply disappearing.
It was drawing backward.
Preparing.
The shoreline became strangely quiet.
Then someone shouted:
“Run!”
A distant wall of water was approaching.
The First Wave
It did not look like an ordinary wave.
It was broader.
Darker.
More powerful.
The water advanced across the coast with enormous force.
It reached the seawall.
For a brief moment, the barrier appeared to hold.
Then the water surged higher.
