Storm (8)

I kept driving....
I put on my Bluetooth, and called Chris and Nathan but they didn’t answer.
So I decide to turn back.

I get home and the power still off, I decide to go to sleep since it was dark outside, I was simply tired. But before I go to sleep I change into long pants and a tank top, then I decide to take a strong sleeping pill, because I would probably not go to sleep with all that thunder. So I take the pill, get dizzy really fast. I walk to the nearest room which turned out to be Chris’s room.

I walk to the bed and curl into a ball and let darkness of sleep take me in. It was dark and grey, all I could see in the middle of the image was myself, lying down on the grass wet as the water and hail hit my back. Like sleeping beauty fallen from the needle that pricked her finger.

My hair scattered, and the wind blowing hard. I keep wondering why I only saw myself laying on the grass, and why I didn’t get up. I didn’t really bother myself because it was only a dream. The Image finally faded away and I was only left in darkness. Suddenly I kept hearing thunder far away, but everything was still dark. The thunder was getting louder and louder. The dream was over.

I opened my eyes and saw that the storm didn’t stop. I turned and saw Chris sleeping on the other side of the bed. I wondered if he saw me but, he does have a right to sleep here, it’s HIS room. I was too sleepy and still drowsy to go to the guest room, so I stayed there but I just moved a little bit further away to the edge trying not to touch him.

I fall back asleep but this time NO DREAM. I wake up in the morning; I look at the window STILL no sun. It was the same as yesterday, dark and rainy, but not like the dark night, but you could still tell it was day time.

I turn away from the window to see myself cuddled up with Chris. He has a tight grip on me, even if I did want to leave I couldn’t he’s too strong. I stayed waiting for him to turn or just to wake up. I tried with different positions of escape from his tight hug, but at the same time I liked being with him. His hug was warm; this warmth was like a blanket to keep the cold air from the winter out. It gave me feeling like I belonged there, that I fit perfectly with him. This feeling gave me an electric shock, but last night I prohibited myself from falling for him. I’ve decided to wait and get to know him more, but it’s so irresistible.

UGH I can’t get out!!!! Why is this so hard? He’s too strong!
I struggled for a minute, trying to escape without trying to wake Chris up.
YES! I'm FREE i whispered in my head.
I slid under his arm and down towards the foot of the bed. While I was sliding slowly, Chris sits up wondering why I was moving down and he looks at me in a weird way. I look up and see him with a little smile. I close my eyes and then open them again hoping this was another of those CRAZY dreams.

"What are you doing?" he asks while his head on top of me and I was still lying on the bed.

"Nothin" I said with an innocent smile.

"Hehehe...well it’s still dangerous outside, so we can’t go anywhere." Chris says.

He does have a point. I get up and walk to the window, and look outside. Nothing has changed; the sky is still covered with clouds and filled with rain and hail. I turned around and saw Chris laying down relaxing, so I just walked passed him and went to the living room. I went towards the TV and checked if the power was back on, it wasn’t. I went to Chris’s room,

"Chris, do you have something that is not powered so I could see the news about the weather?" I asked, really wanted to know what was wrong with the weather.

"I think I have a TV, powered by batteries. I’ll bring it... be right back." Chris walks off and I sit on the chair near the window.

Chris comes back in the room and puts the TV on the little table in front of me. I turn it on and turn it to the weather channel. The weather lady says
"Well this is really an extraordinary storm this month. Global Warming is the reason for this hail storm. It’s giving a lot precipitation, which means more rain. The weird thing is that it’s not ending. We really can’t tell when it will end, but we can tell you how strong it is. There will be many floors, people snowed in. So because of this, I tell you to stay indoors and keep update on the news in case of any emergency. So take precaution and follow the same rules as you would if you were in a hurricane. We’ll be right back to show you what the rest of the week will be like."

"I guess you’re stuck here for a while" Chris says with a huge smile

"Yep, I guess I am...So what do you want to do, while the power is out?" I ask, while I get up and walk around the room.

"I don’t know. Umm I have a portable DVD player, Chess game, books, food, and you have my permission to look at other stuff." Chris yells back as I leave the room. We both head towards the kitchen.

I wondered how we could survive with no power, no TV, no signal. Hopefully we get through this in once peace. Hope Chris’s work doesn’t interfere.