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.

Her smile was less crooked than he remembered. Her demeanor seemed far calmer than 13 years ago as well.

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.

Grandpa must have found the breaker box again, causing a mini-explosion and the lights to go out. “DARLENEEEE!!!!!”