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by Liam Hogan

Timing was everything, the difference between life and a messy death. I huddled by the abandoned car, peering into the shattered wing mirror. The shadow advancing down the darkened alley made me want to flee, but that would have been a fatal mistake. I clutched the shotgun, useless until the phantasm coalesced, taking solid form, ready to strike. Which it wouldn’t do if I stared at it directly.

Almost time…almost—

An inescapable iron grip on my shoulder, cruel fangs at my neck… The the last thing I saw was the mocking warning:

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

Liam Hogan

Liam Hogan is an award-winning short story writer, who dabbles in drabbles.

Website: http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk