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 couldn’t believe it but knew he had to face his past. He took one last breath as he stole another look at the photo and the striking resemblance yet stark difference between the laughing girl in the photo and the seemingly emotionless figure sitting across the room.(cantfinish

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 at first looked like a goat, but Jerry realized that he was sorely mistaken. This was not a goat; perhaps it had been, but it was far from one now. Floating mid-air, it turned its head toward Jerry, its tortured eyes burning through him. “Hey, dad! Long time no see!”