Their eyes had been locked in an intense staring competition for quite some time now, he wanted to check but he knew that it would leap the second his gaze drifted. That's how it killed the accounts manager a few minutes ago and it would have taken him by surprise just the same if he hadn't happened to spot it ducking behind the cubicle a few rows over.
It had gotten closer and closer with every blink, every time he turned behind to see if another was sneaking up behind him and he counted himself lucky that there was only the one who was now clutching the top of the cubicle so hard its knuckles were white.
He could practically hear the blood thrumming through its veins as its eyes narrowed, its maw widened in a horrific mockery of a smile and it began to forcefully exhale. Little puffs of its viscerally rank breath hit his face and made his eyes burn - it was trying to make him blink.
Just that one blink was all it needed, just that brief moment where his attention would be diverted and it would be able to pounce, eviscerate and feast. He felt his eyes well up and tears gently fell from his eyes as he winked each one, always making sure one eye was open and watching the frustration build on its hellish face.
He wondered what would happen first - him having to blink or it losing its patience.
As the sun started to rise, forcing him to squint, he knew this wouldn't take long.
Maybe he gave up, maybe the creature finally snapped - either way it ended in a split second.
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