Utterly, Entirely Ruined
n blending with the low ambient music drifting from hidden speakers. T
cked by a receptionist who nodded politely. As she ent
, and critics-all moving between clusters of abstract pai
the space, her gaze lingering on a large canvas ahead of her; i
of anticipation, the sharp clicks of heel
She would rather be in her studio, surrounded by paints and canvas.
rs ago without it; and so, here she was. She plucked a glass of
ust focused on those things, focused on the arts enough, she could drown
d there went her pl
oice, making sure her po
lean, a mess of blonde hair framing his strikingly handsome
smile on his face, his voice a mixture of awe a
ite the formality of the event, he exuded an almost youthful energy,
ed a polite smile, used to these enco
st a hint of excitement. "I've admired your works for years. But admire feels too small a word-I think I might be in love with it." Th
face turned real as she slid her glov
ed her work. She always felt like she con
depressing. Not everybody looked at her work and saw the beauty in it
ftly. "I'm glad to know someone sees the beauty in
don't you think? That's what makes them so unforgettable. I would give a
him. That was a first for her. Li
told her details about different paintings. Soon, Ca
run and would find her soon. The light feeling in her chest evapo
the time. She would wait for Julien for thirty minu
she left the hall and went to look for the restroo
woman, his mouth on her neck. The woman moaned
erself to turn. Maybe it was how the woman's moans sounded. It didn't sound like she was having pleasu
eyes and they lan
s pupils ringed with it. He pulled his mouth out of the woman's neck slo
an's neck, making her whimper, whi
essing whatever this was. She should turn right n
link. She wasn't even sure she wa
inful mouth curled up. He released one of his hands from t
easurable. She arched her back and pressed herself c
the other breast a
with Camille. He didn't even
and... there. Fangs. Camille
e woman's neck and she gasped in pain. The fan
wall
s he drinkin
es as he drew the woman closer. She tried to fight him. She pushed a
finally, she stopped and he
s dead
just witness
d licked the last drop of blood, before he l
traightened his suit and his
to run and go screaming for help. Why the
alked slowly towards her as if he were givi
he must, she couldn't listen to t
way from us and his smile wi
at do we