Sunset Strip: A Tale From The Tome Of Bill (26 page)

I actually shouted, “No!” at the screen as he pulled out a ridiculously large gun and pointed it at the blonde Xena’s head. A bullet to her face ended the showdown.

I stared transfixed, wondering how the director could allow such a downer of an ending. Asshole should’ve been fired. Things weren’t quite finished yet, though. Apparently in need of a fucked-up finale to finish things off, a bad Hulk rip-off jumped onto frame from out of nowhere and began tearing shit up.

Okay, this was getting a little too out there even for me - which was strange in of itself. Normally I enjoyed fucked-in-the-head foreign movies, but this one left a bad taste in my mouth. I had no interest in staying for the credits.

I clicked the television off and placed the bowl down - my appetite gone, too.

Standing up, I turned my thoughts toward work. Heck, after watching that shit, I was actually looking forward to it. Maybe a few hours of coding would slap me out of my funk. I still had no idea exactly what I was supposed to be programming, but maybe that didn’t matter. Hell, worst case scenario was I would wing it - maybe take a stab at creating something from scratch. It’s not like Jim would say no to some extra...

A knock at the door interrupted my train of thought.

I automatically walked over to it, assuming one of my wayward roommates had locked themself out again. In the back of my head thoughts of wizards, vampire assassins, and even Sasquatches played out, but I dismissed them all. Most of those, especially that last group, probably wouldn’t bother knocking - even ignoring for the moment that I lived in the middle of Brooklyn, not exactly prime Bigfoot country.

Chuckling at my own paranoia, I reached for the knob and pulled the door open. For a moment, I could do nothing but gape - the laughter instantly dying in my throat.

The person who stood there was quite familiar to me. I’d have known him anywhere, even with the black eyes and razor sharp fangs.

How could I not? It was me.

Yeah, my day had just gotten a wee bit stranger.

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