Gordy

On their first date, he ordered tempura seafood for all his dishes; tempura prawn, tempura soft shell crab, tempura squid. She had giggled inwardly at the absurdity of it but didn't let her amusement show. On their fifth date, or thereabouts, they had realised that they had matching birthmarks. He could be jealous at times, and her stupid indiscretion in her previous blog posts had hurt him. Now, at the twinkle of metal against metal, her heart leaped in the hope that he had returned to her. All she could do was wait for him to return, a vice at her throat and at her black heart.