MIA’S POV
Darkness fills my apartment. Complete. Total.
The kind that makes the air feel heavier.
“Ethan?”
“I’m here.”
His voice through the phone is the only thing anchoring me right now.
“What do you mean someone cut the power?”
“I mean exactly that.”My throat tightens.
“Like… a blackout?”
“No.”
His answer is immediate.“Then what?”
“The rest of the block still has electricity.”
Ice slides down my spine.
“So you’re saying”
“Your building specifically lost power.” My pulse starts racing.
“That’s not normal.”
“No.”
I move slowly toward the window. Outside, the streetlights are still on. Cars are still passing.
The building across from mine glows with warm yellow windows.
But my apartment building, dark with an eerie feeling that matched my fear
Every floor.
Every windo
