If David had been paying attention, if he had not been trying to determine what games his mind was playing, he might have wondered why the park was so empty. Even on a day like this there would be some people, transients at least, wondering around. But he was alone in this area of the park and, for the silence, he could have been alone in the whole city.
If he had not been so lost in thought, he might have noticed the shadows lengthening under the trees, even though there was no sun. He might have seen one of the shadows morph and change. It slumped to the ground, undulating like dark Jell-O™. It twisted and lengthened until it was as tall as a man and then stretched taller. Legs took shape on the lower half, topped with a torso. Its skin glistened as though in moonlight, and it ga
