Rising silently from his coffin, he sat up and listend to the humans wandering about, above him in their clueless world. It had been several days sinc... his last feeding, and his canines ached with pressure, the need to sink deep into a fresh artery and drain it dry. He could hear the pulsing heartbeats of the humans above him. If he waited much longer, the hunger would consume him and he'd no longer have control. It was mid-summer, New Orleans, and very hot. Even once the sun set, the city was. I had a good idea where she might be. I drove past a couple of places but didn’t see many cars or many people. Then the third place I went by was the mother load. I parked down the street and walked back.As I approached the house I could definitely hear the loud music. Then I saw a few drunken kids around the side of the house. As best I could I made my way around to the back. There were a few more kids back there and my daughter.I was paralyzed as I saw Cassandra. There was my sixteen-year-old. Of course we will discuss a cost of living increase.”“I too have become quite fond of the two of you. I was hoping we might continue with our present arrangement because it is very much to my liking. Of course I would expect a raise and maybe even a bonus situation in place.”David’s brows rose, “what kind of bonus are we talking about?”“Well, when I go beyond the every day duties for you then I would be rewarded with a bonus. How does that sound?”“What are we speaking of here? Be more. " The Cat snickered as I sucked in smoke, but she didn't deny it either. Kathy took a second to figure out 'comma' and laughed, thinking it was a joke."Don't worry, Kathy. I got some favors to cash-in in this town and I'm sure I can get someone to lay something nice on you." Kathy looked at her a bit bemused."So, how come I never see you wearing anything besides that safari jacket get up of yours?" Hey, that jacket's my trademark! Don't go making fun of my jacket!" Huh! Talk about sexist,.