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.

Even with the new haircut and super bleach blonde dye, he knew it was Gloria.

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.

With snarling teeth and glowing talons, the creature reminded Jerry of his childhood nightmares.