Insane?

Chapter 6:

*SHAWN'S POV:

"No,"

"It's just a movie!"

"I don't care."

"Too bad-"

"No-"

"Morgan-"

"I don't like them."

For five minutes this argument over movie genres has been fought between Sophie and Morgan. Sophie wants a scary one per usual, while Morgan is defending a romantic comedy. The thunderstorm was a big factor in Morgan's argument, saying it will make the atmosphere worse. I glanced over at Cameron, but he was already glancing at me. This needed to end. He finally convinced his girlfriend to calm down and give in to Sophie's choice—something Morgan rarely does.

"Haha! I win!" Sophie declared, throwing her fists up in victory. She clicked one of her favorites with the remote and crawled next to me on the couch. "She's gonna piss herself."

"I heard that!"

We got a half hour into the movie. Sophie was nuzzled up next to me, her head on my shoulder as she played with the hem of my shirt. Cameron and Morgan were on the other couch and from what I see, she's scared to death. It was pretty funny actually.

"Did you say this was one of your favorites?" Morgan asked.

"Yeah," Sophie replied.

"You're a sick freak."

"I know." she smiled.

Just as one of the more intense scenes rolled, a bolt of lightening sparked the entire night sky, accompanied by a sharp and loud roar of thunder. Sophia shrieked and jumped on top of me (I'll admit I even jumped). Morgan screamed the loudest, chucking the bowl of popcorn she was clutching. The power suddenly went off, surrounding the four of us in complete darkness. I was laughing to myself considering everyone probably heard Morgan scream.

"Are you okay? You're shaking like crazy." Cameron asked Morgan, trying to hold back a laugh.

"How about you?" I asked Sophie.

She chuckled, "It gave me an excuse to jump on you."

"I think the power might be off for a while. It's out everywhere." Cameron said, glancing out the window. The street lights were off.

"Might as well go to bed." Sophie said, pulling up the covers.

Morgan hissed, "You expect me to fall asleep after that?"

"Suck it up and hope lover boy over there protects you." she answered. "I'm tired."

Even though it was pitch black, I could still see Morgan's strong glare piercing through Sophie's soul.

* * *

I slowly opened my eyes when a few specks of light obstructed the the darkness of the living room. It took a few seconds to focus my foggy vision, but when everything was clear it was evident that the power had come back on. All the lights were switched off when the movie played, so the only source of electricity was the fuzzy black and white screen of the television. Since Sophie was no longer curled up against my being, waking her by reaching for the remote on the side table wasn't an issue. The tip of my index finger searched for the large power button and switched the set off. The screen went black, letting darkness engulf the room again.

A sudden gust of cool wind whooshed into the room, sending goosebumps to scatter along the surface of my skin. I looked over towards the window and noticed the slight gap of openness. It certainly wasn't open before because of the rain, but I didn't think much of it. The window seemed old and weak compared to the wind gusts outside. Leaving the warm spot from the couch, I then pushed down the edge of the window, making sure it was sealed well. The sky was much clearer with the storm over. Moonlight emphasized the glitter of the stars and peeked through the glass to highlight the room.