The Last Day of a Disappearing Village
The Last Days of a Disappearing Village
The tide was higher today than it had ever been before.
Fatima stood at the edge of what had once been the village’s marketplace. The sea lapped at her feet, the water cool and familiar, yet now an intruder. She could still remember when this place had been full of life — vendors selling fish, spices, and woven mats, children playing, the warm sound of laughter. Now, all that remained were broken cobblestones submerged under an ever-rising sea.