Black

He came from the bathroom, my only warning being the small noise my partner made. It was dark and all I could make out was the pin-stripe trousers he was wearing before everything went black. That and his great big smile.

My partner's screaming and I barely register it before clinging desperately to her. Later, she'll tell me she woke up to me hitting her and yelling. But for now we cling to each other and breathe in and out like runners at the end of a marathon.