“You don’t see the sun set over the water either because you’re facing east and an ocean view at night is basically like looking out into the in...y darkness. I was thinking somewhere closer to the city. Something like Sails at McMahon’s Point or Ripples near Luna Park.” “Ooohhh, that sounds excellent.” She paused, weighting up options in her mind. “Ripples! I’ve never been there but I’ve heard about it.” “Cool. Done,” I said, knocking on the table as if I where an auctioneer. “Ripples should be. ..you must be John's friend," a voice whispers in my ears. Knowing it wasn't my lover John, I turned around and went to push him away, but before I could, John's off-again, on-again jerk of a boyfriend quickly embraced me and slammed his face against mine, pushing his tongue down my throat and locking my lips with his. I felt one hand feel up my backside, then under my short mini-dress and into my butthole, I feel the other one reach up the front of my dress and grope my then hard shaved-smooth. “Sleep, little morsel,” the creature whispered seductively, a hint of what I imagined to be amusement laced through its word. Helplessly, I felt my eyelids grow heavy as the burning pain began to quickly recede, robbing me of all feelings and, eventually, cognizance as well, lulling me into a dreamlike state, or perhaps it was something more, something outside of my understanding…The agony of her venom, for I am sure that is what she had filled my veins with, metamorphed into a not unpleasant. In her state she did not even seem to feel me touch and feel the coldness. Alina’s skin was like ice. I felt for a pulse and felt one that barely registered. A chill down my spine as all the pieces fell into place. Producing the stake I prepared to stab it into her heart, but when the moment came I couldn’t do it. I tried to force myself but as much as I tried I still remembered that this was the same creature I spent some much time with. Looking at my watch I realized the sun would be setting.