Night Owls

Jerry glanced down at the photograph in his hand, then back up again at the woman sitting alone at the back of the cafe.

It was her alright. His high school crush. He hadn’t seen Cindy in 10 years. Not since graduation.

All at once a blinding light coursed through the space. Jerry and the woman froze. And then a creature appeared, seemingly from the air itself.

Jerry reached for his sword. The creature wanted to kill them both. He wasn’t about to give up without a fight though. Neither of them were.