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