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Reply Subj: Help me help you! Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 at 01:19:20 am EST (Viewed 521 times) | |||||||
"And that," he said, "was just the beginning." "Wow." His date watched him, pouting, one eyebrow raised. "That's some tale." "Perhaps we should continue it somewhere else." He set down his glass and looked for the waiter. By now they were the last in the restaurant, but the staff didn't seem to be paying much attention; there was no-one to bring the check. He pushed back his chair and tried to stand. Instead he slid awkwardly onto his knees. Her face loomed over him. "I'm sorry, Ramon. This was the only way." He clutched at the tablecloth as the floor lurched; he heard distantly the clatter of falling glasses. "Ramon? But..." "Don't worry, Ramon. You'll understand. Soon, I promise." Voices mingled, lights dimmed and he felt himself lifted, carried outside. She was still there, but something else too. Something not human. | |||||||