I sit on my bed, typing, enjoying the din of my room. The relentless rain outside, the occasional rolling of thunder, the sound of cars rolling by every once in a while, the click of the keys on my key board. Every once in a while, the lights flickered due to storm, but that was okay. I have nothing much to be afraid of, storms come but they will always go.
After a particularly loud crack of thunder, I hear crying from my little sister's room. It only pauses for each clap of lightning and the roaring sound of thunder that comes after it, getting worse each time.
I approach the room, preparing myself for how long it would take to calm her down. I open the door and she looks at me, tears staining her cheeks. Her room was illuminated only by the nightlight plugged in next to her bed, and flashes of lightning lighting up the walls a little more on occasion.
"What's wrong Bailey," I asked, not expecting an answer. She was crying too hard to give me an intelligible answer, so I prompted her with "is it the storm?" She only nodded. I picked her up from her crib and held her close to me, wiping her tears. Her head resting against my chest, I rocked her back and forth. "Do you want to come sleep with me?" Her only response was another nod.
I started towards my room slowly, making sure to close the door behind me. I set her down on my bed, her crying having stopped now, and I change into my pajamas. I turn off the light in favor of the lamp since I did not have a nightlight in here. I cradle her close to my chest again and sing a lullaby. As she falls asleep, I mutter a soft "I love you" and start to go to sleep my self.
A/N Hello this will be the first story here. its pretty short but i mean what do you expect from me, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? there was supposed to be another one but I had an idea and this ended up being finished first. (318 words)
