“I need to confess something… I did it. Now can you pass me the wine” Nova blurts “I need a drink”

“What did you just say?” Jesse shrieked. They caught the eye of the guest across the table and he gave an apologetic smile.

“Yes… you heard me correctly” Nova smirked. She looked so proud of herself.

Jesse caught Nova acting suspiciously last week at work. Jesse arrived at work early and Nova was there too who was visibly shocked to see him.

It didn’t look like she even went home. She had the same clothes on from yesterday. There was a new mysterious droplet of blood on her blouse and scratch marks all over her right hand.

“Nova, are you okay?” Jesse stressed

“Oh!” Nova looked down and noticed the blood which looked like the first time “I…I had a nosebleed this morning”

“No… I meant your hand” Jesse points

Nova brushed it off “Oh yeah, it’s nothing… uh I gotta go business meeting” She rushes off before he can even ask any more questions.

“You even helped me dispose of it,” Nova wiggles her finger in his face.

"What do you mean I helped?” Jesse says with disbelief.

“Well, Jesse you assisted me in preparing this meal for all these guests.” "I’m surprised you didn’t notice how different the meat looks… and tastes actually” Nova questions.

It all started to make sense. One by one Jesse’s colleagues had been disappearing. Everybody had to be interviewed by the police. He wanted to bring up what he saw but he was reluctant and didn’t say anything because he didn’t want to accuse Nova.

“The boss was the last person I had to… well you know” Nova chuckles. “Silly Jackie didn’t give me to promotion I wanted"

“Anyways I’m going to the toilet. I’ll be right back” Nova runs off

Police sirens grow louder in the distance and Jesse didn’t know what to feel. He just wanted to be sick.