𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 | 𝒋𝒋𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌

01

I feel an arm nudging me as I groan.

"Cora, wake up!" Sarah whispers. "Have you been outside? Its totally trashed." 

I sit up and rub my eyes.

"Lets goo!" She pulls me out of bed.

"Okay, okay, im coming." I say.

Most nights in summer me and Sarah stayed at each others houses.

As I walk out of Sarahs room, I bump into Rafe.

"Good morning." He smiles, planting a kiss on my forehead. 

I smile back. 

He puts his arm around me and comes outside with us. 

"Holy shit." I say, shocked at all the damage the hurricane caused.

There's all ready people cleaning up the mess. 

"Well, day after hurricanes a free day." Rafe states. 'Who says that?" I laugh. "Everyone?" He shrugs. 

"Cmon Cora lets go get changed." Sarah says. 

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Sarah and I are out back. She insists on saving mice, with a tennis racket .

She shoos the birds away, keeping the mice safe. 

"Sarah!" Ward yells. I turn around to see him with Lana, walking towards us.

"Im busy!" She yells, jumping up and down. 

"Cora, what is she doing sweetie?" Ward asks me I shrug in response.

"The burrows filled with water from the surge. The birds are having a field day!" She yells as ward walks closer to us with Lana. 

"The birds have to eat too Sarah!" Ward says, making me laugh. 

"No, its a mouse genocide out here! No!" She continues swatting the birds away. 

"Its the cycle of life is what it is sweetheart. Now come on." Ward says, standing next to me with Lana. 

"I cant be a part of it. First they came for the mice daddy- Oh my god." Sarah says noticing Miss Lana. "Im Sarah. Im so sorry." She says shaking the woman's hand. 

"This is Lana, Scooters wife." Ward explains. "Now you were storm prepping with him, right?"

"Yeah, he helped me and Cora launch the Cabin on the druthers.

"Last night?" Ward looks at me. 

"Yeah." I nod.

"And did he go out after that?" Ward asks. "From here?" Sarah questions. 

Ward nods, "Yeah."

"No. Are you crazy? There was a hurricane." Sarah smiles. 

"Well, did he say where he was going?" Lana asks. "Get a phone call, or mention anything?"