A quick intake of air made Jonathan snarl. He had fallen asleep on his couch. Orange light illuminated floating motes of dust as the sun set. The sound of tires pushing dirt reverberated through the house. A car had just arrived. "It's him", thought Jonathan. He ran out. A gray, obviously used and quite dusty station wagon had stopped, leaving trails behind the tires from someone that pressed the brakes just a tad too quickly. Little snaps of an air conditioned system turning off, as coolant dripped on the disturbed ground, impressed the air with sound. The driver's door opened, and out came a tall, overtly skinny and haggard looking young man. Long curly auburn hair draped his shoulders. His face had a certain bird-like similarity: a long nose and wide eyes gave him a striking look.
"Hey Damien. Thanks for coming. Come look at this."
The man's eyes widened as he noticed the deep indents in the ground in the shape of a foot.
"What the hell, Jon?" he exclaimed. "What happened?" Damien followed Jonathan inside. They both stopped in front of the destroyed staircase. The newcomer pulled his hair softly, his hands on each side of his head, his mouth agape as he kept bending his knees down and up in disbelief.
"What happened to your place!" he asked Jonathan with a whisper.
"Uh, well, we probably don't have a lot of time. But, look, come with me. I'll explain."
Damien followed his host through the living room. The smell of vaginal juice assaulted his nostrils just as he noticed the unmade bed of the couch.
"You've had company?" said Damien as he pinched his nose.
"You could say that. You haven't seen upstairs yet. I'm not sure how we can get up there even."
They kept going through the second door of the living room that connected back to the kitchen. Jonathan showed a chair to Damien. His friend sat down, ready to hear the tale. Jonathan explained his encounter on the highway and the events that followed.
Damien's eyes widened, his pupils sharpening in disbelief at what he was hearing.
"Ok, let me get this straight: you are to tell me that you've met this woman randomly, brought her here, noticed she was growing taller with every orgasm, then proceeded to feed that craving by having sex with her again, only to just let her to roam the countryside once she outgrew your fricking house?"
Jonathan pursed his lips, repressing a smile. He looked down at the table.
"Uhm. Yes. I don't know what came over me."
The kitchen clock struck seven counts. The summer Sun would soon be past the horizon.
"Look," he continued, "you'll see when you meet her. She's been gone a few hours. I can't believe she won't be back soon unless something happened."
The tall man tapped his feet in a sort of pensive impatience.