Lights are out.
The neighborhood’s silent but the storm’s loud and clear. I’m pretty sure I had some candles here. Drawer after drawer and nothing. I glide my fingers through my hair. My eyes’ barely adjusted to the dark but the repetitive sounds of rain drop falling grows with each second.
“Find any?” Cai enters the kitchen. I shake my head and come to a realization that he probably couldn’t see it.
Due to the rain, they’re incapable of leaving. The road’s literally flooded and even the weather forecast announced to stay indoors.
Mom and dad won’t obviously be coming home tonight. We’re not sure when the storm will last but I can only hope it does.
“Not yet. I found some flashlights though. There’s got to be batteries in the living room.”
My body suddenly flinches when I feel
