Harker remembered that spiral staircase again. Down and down it went, beckoning him to try and reach the bottom of it.
Then, he remembered those glowing eyes. It was so bright in his memory that he was confused on how he was ever able to look directly at it. It was like a solar eclipse, and he was sure that looking too long would blind him.
Everything was so dark, too dark to see anything. And so was this person.
Finally, he saw the face.
It was familiar, because he had seen that face back when he was a child.
"I know….. you belong to somebody new~
But tonight you belong to me~"
He heard them singing on the playground. It was just right after sundown. He had promised his mom that he would be home soon, but he wanted to wait and observe the planet Venus for himself. After all, he had just learned about how this planet would often appear like a star.
