Chapter 27 - Cherry Bomb

Kill Bill sirens went off in my head. He just had to show up at the worst of times. I was having a good day and he simply had to show up and ruin it with his pure presence. The temperature in the room dropped the moment I opened that door. He was standing in the doorway, completely still, his eyes fixated on me. His suit pressed, as if it was never worn until that very second. His hair cut short, greying at the temples. No being in existence could stand as still as he stood, and I was pretty damn sure real living gargoyles existed by now. It didn’t even look like he was breathing. I had to come up with something to get him to leave and hopefully never, ever return. A convincing lie he’d fall for. A reason to kick him out. I was spending too much time thinking. It would be awkward if I didn’t do anything. And changing into human form was not an option.