Amy put down her popcorn bag and nudged Jane's arm with her elbow. "You hear that? I hate it when people make noise while I'm watching a movie."

 

"Yeah, totally," said Jane. "Sounds like someone's crying. And it sounds like a guy."

 

While the couple in Broken Hearts gazed at each other with adoring expressions, Amy and Jane looked around the theater for the noise-maker. But they only saw two other women with boyfriends slouched deep into their seats.
 
"Not them, they're asleep," said Amy.

 

"Heh, they're embarrassed to be at a chick flick," chuckled Jane.

 

"At least they're quiet. This other guy is really annoying me."
 
The crying sound stopped.

 

And then started again.

 

Irritated, Amy peered into the darkness until she saw a dim shape move two rows in front of her. The shape leaned forward into the flickering light thrown from the screen, revealing a shark-like creature with a long, sinewy body covered with fins and tentacles.

 

She gasped. "What is that… thing doing here?"

 

The creature clutched a lacy handkerchief in a claw-tipped fin, dabbing its slobbering, jagged-toothed face. "The movie poster promised that hearts would be broken and ripped apart!" it bawled. "But these humans remain intact! And the 'meet cute' scene was incredibly clichéd." It leaned back and growled. "Well, I'll just have to make my own happy ending."

 

Jane and Amy screamed as the creature ripped out the chair next to it and took a large bite from the cushion.

 

The shark creature fixed them with its large, inky eyes, and then placed a tentacle over its chewing lips. "Shh! No talking," it hissed. "I hate it when the main course makes noise while I'm eating the appetizer."