The blue deep and the fish with stars

Down the whitewashed road he ran, full of joy. For the first time ever, his grandfather had given him permission to take the boat alone. He was going to check the net, his own now, even if only for a little while. The sea was calm, like thick bottle glass. The light went right through it, into infinity below. He reached the open sea quickly and with no problems, but then something heavy hit below…