Grahams Guide to Store Chaos

Darkness

"ROMARRR!!!!" I screeched out again as I darted through the store. The darkness was closing me in and all sense of sanity left me. My breath started coming out in sharp bursts and my lungs felt like they were collapsing inside of me. I ran through the store haphazardly, not sure witch direction or even where I was. It was pitch black and the only light was coming from the lightning that struck ever few moments. 

"ROMAR!" I yelled again, feeling my fear start to overcome me even more. Tears started to flow down my face and sobbs racked my body as I continued to sprint. Suddenly my feet were out from under me as I tripped over an unidentafiable object lying on the ground. I layed on the ground confused for only a moment before I heard his voice,

"Graham??" He sounded confused, and worried.

"Romar!" I sobbed out. I still couldn't see but I quickly scrambled up to run towards where I thought he was. I didn't make it but a few steps before I stumbled and crashed into a shelf. I cried out in pain as my shoulder recieved a hard blow. "Romar!!" I cried out again.

"GRAHAM!! Where are you?? It's ok, i'm going to find you!"

   I stood for a moment trying to calm myself and stared out into the the darkness.. It was just so dark, I felt like I was being confined. The darkness was never ending and I was terrified of what could be lurking in that darkness. I took off running to get away from what couldn't be seen.  As I ran through the darkness I started to hyperventilate out of fear. The only thing that gave me solace was the lightning that flickered every few moments and the sound of Romar yelling for me in the distance. 

"GRAHAM!" I heard him shout from my left. I quickly changed direction and dashed towards the sound of his voice. I was just so desperate to get out of this darkness I was looking around trying to see if anything was familiar in this blackness, but to no avail, it was just too dark. Before I knew it I felt my body slam into another.

"GRaham?" I heard a voice say from next to me.
"Romar..." I sobbed out. I reached forward until my hands felt his shirt and I grabbed on.
"Romar...Romar please help me.." I sobbed out.
"Graham! Are you ok?" He sounded worried and terrified, not sure what was going on. "What's wrong?"
"It's so dark!" I heaved out. "A light, please, a light!"

   I guess he got the idea through my incoherent mumbling and sobs because after a moment of him shuffling a light flickered on between us. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust but when I looked down I saw the flashlight Romar was holding in his hand. I put my hand over his and guided the flashlight around us, to push away the darkness.
I felt relief from the small amount of light the flashlight provided, but felt even more relief when Romar wrapped his arms around me.
"Hey, it's ok. Shhhh" He whispered to me, pulling me closer. I leaded into his body and closed my eyes. I focused on my breathing and tried to stop the tears that were still cascading down my face.
We stood there for a few minutes; him,  gently rocking me back and forth: and me, just trying to hold myself together.
"Graham," He whispered to me, "What just happened?" After a moment I whispered back.
"It's nothing."
"....that didn't seem like nothing..."
I stayed silent, not wanting to explain.
"Please talk to me Graham..." He sighed.
"It's nothing, I'm fine." I said, pulling back. We both stood their a minute. He was looking at me thinking, while I was staring at the flashlight and trying to avoid eye contact. The storm outside, which only a few minutes ago had tried to blow the building over, was now calm and quiet.
"Ok well... let's head back to the campsite..." Romar said, motioning in that direction. I nodded in agreement and followed closely behind him. So close in fact, I was practically his shadow.

When we got back to the tent he quickly went around to turn on any light he could find. Soon the whole area was bathed in yellow light.