Frank was in the bar drinking away his sorrows, when the tall
blond wriggled over to him and said in a soft voice
"May I join you?"she asked pleasantly.
Frank looked up at her.
She isn’t a bad cookie he thought.
"Sure, why not, what are you having?"
The blonde sat down next to him and said in a syrupy voice
"A Gin and Tonic,Charley."she told the barman.
The barman smiled and filled the order.
"My name is Ella" she cooed softly
"Mine’s Frank."
"Nice to meet you ,Frank."she replied flashing a beautiful smile.
"New around here, aren’t you,Frank " She asked, sipping the cool drink slowly.
‘Yeah, I am a salesman. Been in town about a couple of days now".
"Oh,I see,"replied the blonde,"no wonder I’ve never seen you here before".
"I ‘ve been pretty busy.and I am running out of supplies.
"Yes? what’s your line?"
"I work for a Hospital"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I supply syringes for my company"
The blonde shuddered .
"Oooooo! I hate needles."she said.
Frank smiled,’Well ,It’s a living."
"I guess."she conceded.
Later at a nearby motel they found themselves in bed.
During their lovemaking ,the blonde suddenly felt a sharp piercing jab in her neck.
She stiffened , "Hey, that hurts!" she cried out painfully.
She then felt warm liquid flowing down her neck, realizating struck her .
Frank raised his head. She saw the bloody fangs and gasped.
"Y-You are a-a-a-a- vamp..." her eyes widened with fear and terror. She tried to scream , but Frank quickly placed a hand over her mouth, saying in a soft voice:
WEIRD RHODY is a short story collection featuring five strange tales all set in Rhode Island and written by five Rhode Island authors. The anthology is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft, the Ocean State's famed author of pulp horror.
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