text: Albert had driven a cab for 15 years. It suited him well. Everyone argued over shifts, but Albert loved the graveyard shift. No need to fight anyone for that, he was the only one that liked to work at night. To him there was something special about the night air and the dark streets. It felt relaxing, but also slightly threatening. Thousands of fares a year for 15 years. That’s alot of people. Good people, bad people. People talk sometimes, sometimes not. Some want silence, others want a good listener. Albert could provide both. One night Albert picked up a fare on the outskirts of town. He looked old and weary. He handed Albert $300 and asked if that was enough to get a ride for the next few hours. Albert told him yes then asked where he wanted to go. It was about 11pm. “I want to go to where the people are”, the man said. Albert began to drive downtown. There was a club. “Stop here”, the man said. Albert parked the cab, the man got out and walked in. About 15 minutes later the man came back. “Let’s go”, he said. Albert thought the man looked more energized that before, less weary maybe. Probably just Albert’s imagination. What did the man do inside? He wasn’t the typical club goer. On they drove. The next stop was outside the bus station. “I’ll be back”, was all the man said. About a half hour later he opened the rear door and sat down in the seat. He was quiet now. It was about 1am now, they drove back to the edge of town. “Stop here”, the man said. He got out. He walked up to Albert’s window. He said “have a good evening”. Albert looked at him, maybe it was his imagination but the man now looked 20 years younger. The man saw the look on Albert’s face and flashed a quick smile before walking away off into the field until he was out of sight. “That was a strange fare”, Albert mused to himself. Albert had a few more fares that night before his shift ended. When he finally made it home he made himself a sandwich and sat down to watch the news. There was a breaking story. There had been 3 deaths the previous evening. There were 2 men found dead behind the bus station, and one found dead behind the club that Albert had taken the man to. There was no additional info released by the police at that time. Albert went and reported all of this to the police. He showed them where he took the man, where he had dropped him off. Albert saw the news several days later. The police released the cause of death of the men. Police found no evidence of foul play. They advised for people to be on the lookout for wolves, and to be careful. It seems the men had been victims of the same animal or animals. There were teeth marks on the remnants of their rib cages. Their hearts and livers had been eaten...