The Storm

Part 1

A loud crack of thunder echoed through the sky causing the small cabin-like house to rattle fiercely. The two woman inside the house looked out the window with wide eyes. They had just recently moved to the southern part of the united states and were trying to get used to the new weather associated with it. The storms were more severe here and could sometimes produce tornadoes.

"Do you think we will get to hear the sirens this time?" One had asked the other, never taking her eyes off the window.

"I hope not." The other laughed trying to pull her friend away from the window. "I will never understand why those tornado sirens fascinate you so much."

The woman turned from the window and shrugged. "It's exciting. Nothing exciting ever happens here, you know that more than anybody, Riley."

Riley giggled as she plopped down on the couch and turned on the TV. "What are you looking at Ayla? It pitch black out there. Come watch this with me." she smiled flicking her hand with the remote in it, in the direction of the TV.

"The lightening. It's like a fucking strobe light out there." Ayla muttered keeping her eyes out the window. A quick flash illuminated the wooded back yard. Ayla could have swore that in that brief moment she see a person standing by one of the large pine trees that dotted the yard. "Riley... there's somebody out there." She spoke excitedly. Riley bounded off the couch to join her friend by the window. The sky flashed again only to reveal nothing unusual in their backyard.

"Ayla, that's not funny." Riley grumbled still watching out the window. "You know how I feel about trying to scare me."

"I wasn't...I swear... I seen somebody standing by that tree." She whispered as her finger tapped the glass.

Riley gave one last look out the window before turning her attention away from it. She made her way back to her spot on the couch. "Get away from there, you're making me nervous." She whined.

Ayla gave a frown as she too gave one last look out the window before she turned away from it. She looked over to her long time friend. Riley was engrossed in the show she was watching. Sponge bob of course. The two women were only called "Women" because of their age. They were the biggest kiddults anybody could have met.

"I thought you liked horror things." Ayla laughed as she plopped down next to Riley. Riley had always been more into the Gothic side of things. She would always wear black. She had multiple piercings and tattoos adoring her body. The only thing colorful on the woman was her hair, which started out black on the top and continued into what the internet has deemed mermaid hair. Ayla on the other hand was more into the cute style. Her outfits burst with color and oozed child like cutesie. She had long auburn hair which she always kept in a bun and baby doll bangs laying across her forehead.

"I do.. but creepers in the backyard is where I draw the line" Riley laughed.

"I was probably just seeing things." Ayla mumbled turning her eyes to the window once more. "Though I don't think anybody in their right mind would be out in this mess."