To The Love [Elemental Series] [Darkness Edition]

Chapter Two

The entire school seemed restless, the hurricane was heading to Florida. Some students mentioned that they would go out of town, or even out of the state, or country. Some are going to be sheltered here, and they all have their houses boarded up, or living with their relatives to avoid the trouble of a broken down house.

Kasey was not going anywhere special. They will be inside their house as the storm goes by. Her parents are calm about the storm, and even though they boarded up the windows, Kasey still feels anxious. Her brain overthinks things at times, and it makes her nervous, tense, or even panic. At the moment, it’s all three.

During her school day, she kept thinking about the worst possible scenarios that could happen. She has never remembered, nor been in a hurricane before. What is it like? Will the power go out? Will someone get hurt?

All those questions, and more, until the day ended and they were sent home with a hurricane break. Basically, it takes a few days off of school. But Kasey was unsure whether she would have a school to go to afterwards. They count the school as a hurricane shelter, but she doesn’t know how strong the hurricane would be.

All she could do now, was wait.

|===Two Days Later===|

|====Kasey’s POV====|

I woke up to the sound of thunder. The wind seemed to die down a bit. We might be in the eye of the storm. It is sometimes calm during this point. But the rain is still pelting the windows, and I mentally reconsidered the fact that we could sleep downstairs together, instead of just me being in my room.

But something was off. Other than the fact that I am awake at two in the morning. I feel energized. I feel like I need to get up.

I sigh and blame my insomnia for this as I slowly stand up. But something else felt wrong with this. I felt like I needed to go outside.

Just as I thought that, the power goes out, very subtly though. It was quiet in the house apart from the storm. My fan turned off, as well as my clock. I stayed still, and listened.

I frowned and decided to peek outside my door, surprised that my family is still asleep, or ignoring the power issue. I pause in thought. If the power is out, can I still sneak out?

One way to find out.

I put on some jeans over my pajamas and socks, then slowly move downstairs to the kitchen. I searched for my shoes, and then, I pick up my hoodie from the front door. Surely the rain won’t be that loud.

As soon as I thought that, the sound of thunder clashed through the silencing rain. I shiver. Lightning and thunder are not something to fight with, I learned from an early age that it can hurt. For those who survive it. I might get shocked with it. I mean, this was a low chance, but what if this is the low chance?

I felt a stronger feeling. A need to see something outside. And I couldn’t look through the windows because they are boarded up.

Before I left, I picked up a large flashlight from the kitchen drawer. It is waterproof, and only for emergencies, so it has a lot of batteries.

I decided to go through the back door.

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I should have brought the umbrella, I thought as the rain pelted me.

Trudging through the rain on the sidewalk, I ventured off. And I had to leave as the wind picked up. I move towards the park. For some reason, my thoughts went there, so I decided to go. I heard it was taken down, but I haven’t seen it. Maybe it wasn’t. It was only a short walk away.

And judging by the dark interior of the houses I walk past, I am guessing that the power is out for them, too.

But something sounded off. When I listened very closely, I heard an odd sound. It was like crackling, and also a screech. Not like a tire screech from a person who breaks too hard, but like, an animalistic screech. I wasn’t sure how I was sure of that. And then my brain caused me to stand still.

Maybe I should go back home. The power will be on and mama and dad will be very mad at you for leaving. But it is safe there. No crackling, the cosiness of your sisters. Anxiety and common sense worked together to make a very good point.

But what are those sounds? I feel like I should do something about it! And curiosity and gut instinct filed against them.

Why I listened to gut instinct, I have no idea.

Making it to the road that leads down the slope and into the park, I stumble over something. I landed onto the puddle that was building up, and looked up.

The power tree was down. Well, the wooden poles that connect the power lines as well as the generator. I call it a tree, because it looks like one. The wires are flying around, from what I can see in the lightning, and shocking the puddles nearby them. I couldn't see very well, but the crackling of electricity is enough to tell me that this is a dangerously stupid plan.

Then I heard the screech again. And it was coming from that direction. So without further thinking, which is uncommon with my brain, I slowly make my way around the poles and move down the driveway into the park.

As I walked around, I tripped and fell into a mud puddle again. I groan and try to get up, and I looked ahead of me. The lightning flashed and I saw a silhouette of some kind. I dropped back down to the mud, feeling as if the rain is trying to drown me then and there. The thunder rumbled.

Lightning flashed again, and I saw the silhouette still there. Near a powertree that is slightly tipped over. In that general direction, I hear the screeching. For some reason, I felt as if it was a distressed call. I noticed two lights shining from that place as well, where the silhouette was at.

Slowly, I make myself closer to it by crawling on the ground. The floor shook from the sound of thunder, and I hope that the crackling will stop soon. The electric puddles is getting me worried.

The lightning flashed once more, and the silhouette is still there.

This is a very good time for a flashlight, common sense told me. And so, I drew it out and shined it towards the shadowy figure. I saw a tall thing, it has two triangular things on their head, and holding up the pole barely. I also realize I am right under the pole.

The thing snarled and jumped away. And I stayed still as the pole quickly made its descent towards the ground.

Towards me.