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.

He knew it wasn't her but stared at the similarities they shared and from them he gathered more hope that she wasn't so far away.

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.

The creature, made efforts to motion to the woman, It seemed out of breath. She was afraid but stood up out of the same fear and approached it. The Creature reached into the pocket on her yellow, mid-calf skirt and took out another picture. She too was searching for someone.