The fisherman finished his cigarette, stood, nodded at her, and walked away. She wondered if he was a ghost. Or a warning. Or just a man who couldn't sleep, same as her. At 5:48, the ferry horn groaned — low, warm, almost kind.

She walked through the empty streets. A stray cat watched her from a car roof. A bar still played music behind thick shutters — something deep, bass-heavy, nothing like her own drifting soundtrack. She almost went in. One last drink with strangers. But the ferry was waiting. At 4 a.m., a man appeared on the quay. Old fisherman, yellow raincoat even though the sky was clear. He didn't ask why she was there. Just sat down ten feet away, lit a cigarette, and stared at the horizon.

Not running toward something. Not even running away.

Because some tides don't ask permission. And some goodbyes are too quiet for tears — they only need a chill mix, a dark harbor, and the courage to sit on a suitcase until morning. Would you like a (what she finds on the other side), or a different version (more urban, more romantic, more melancholic)? Just tell me the mood.