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"Is this everything?" Aries uttered, trying to hide the drowsiness present in his voice as he settled the last crate of ship supplies into the older man's arms.
"Yes, that should be all now." The gruff sailor replied as the tall and slender woman beside him, his wife, shook Aries's hand and thanked him graciously for the inexpensive sale.
Aries nodded at the couple, and watched emotionlessly as they walked away. Soon they were completely out of sight, but not before Aries shot a quick wink towards the woman when her husband was no longer looking. Aries removed his cap, exhaling a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding. His thoughts began weakly shifting to the thought of loneliness as he stared off into the dark ocean. He always thought being a lighthouse keeper would be the ideal occupation, after all he typically enjoyed time to himself and found the duties of a regular mariner quite easy. His expectations were washed away the first time he had to tend to a lighthouse on a secluded island off in the middle of the sea, completely disconnected from the rest of the world's population without any form of communication other than morse code and flashing lights. Those months were when Aries finally excepted that he was a social person, he didn't like being isolated, and he couldn't handle the boredom. However, come tomorrow, Aries would be sailing off into the sea again, his destination being a tiny island, one of the most remote on Earth, and he was surely dreading it.
Aries turned his heel, and trudged off in the direction of his minuscule beach house, to spend one last sleepless night there before the dawn broke.
The alarm shrilled intensely at five AM, promptly waking Aries who had been only half asleep for the past hour. He groaned and shut the alarm up, slowly lifting himself from the bed. He gazed absentmindedly at the suitcase packed neatly beside the nightstand, now pulling himself up to his feet and changing into his uniform. He swiftly picked up the suitcase, the lack of weight was impressive, he got used to packing lighter and lighter every trip for convenience. Letting out a sigh, he stepped outside, where the air was still cold and the sky was still dark. He hadn't needed to say goodbye to anyone before the venture, he was mostly unfamiliar with everyone residing in the small seaside town after staying there for only three weeks and not bothering to become acquainted with anybody other than the several married women who had affairs with him. Aries furrowed his brow and observed the full moon which was still visible in the sky, the light from the rising sun illuminating behind him. He shook his head and scolded himself for wasting time, and he quickened his pace, walking to the deck while the breeze hit his face and tussled with his long hair.
It was going to be a long couple of months.