The two of us sat there in the living room. I was on the couch listening while Ryker was sitting in the recliner. It was completely silent, scary even. It was quiet at first, until a big streak of lightning hit nearby, lighting up the entire room followed by a loud burst of thunder. I was extremely scared. I quickly jumped up and ran over to where Ryker was sitting. He held me close. "It's okay, I got you, princess," he whispered.
As we sat there, you could hear the wind howling louder and louder. The storm was getting closer and within a few moments, the rain began to pour down beating upon the tin roof. As relaxing as rain normally is, the sounds that we were hearing were not normal. Ryker continued to hold me tightly as my body was shaking from fear. Ryker turned to me and tucked
