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.

She reminded him of his mother in a very strange way. She had air of haughtiness, though sage had no obvious signs of excessive wealth or power.

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.

Whatever it was, Jerry and the haughty woman were never seen again. The ‘creature’ was unseen and unknown.