There were more eyes last night. Three sets of eyes.

Nina and I got into an argument because I didn’t want to eat dinner. I couldn’t stop watching the sunset from the bedroom window facing the back yard. I can’t tell if the sun setting made me scared or excited. Expectant.

I wasn’t really hungry either. I haven’t felt hungry at all lately. I thought lack of sleep was supposed to make you overeat and gain weight. Nina accused me of eating out too much at work and not telling her. I didn’t even bother to tell her I haven’t eaten lunch in days.

They have human shapes. I can see their silhouettes in the dark out back.  

Two of them were standing. One was crouching. When I looked out the back door around bedtime, it stood up. The t...

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