Left hanging…

It was a dark and stormy night when the lights went out. Lightning lit the room brighter than it had been all night. Believing someone had turned on the lights, they turned their heads to catch the culprit, only to lose sight of things as the night returned. Rubbing her eyes to determine whether they were still open, her hands immediately rushed to cradle her as the window blew in from behind her. Amidst howling wind and thunder, somebody resort to releasing a scream, imploring as to how everybody else stood in this situation. Unanswered, deserted with only the sounds of the creaking floorboards beneath them, it wasn't until the tremor began to approach that they realized something was wrong. But by then, the air had turned salty, and it was too late. She realized she had lost all feeling, her body so cold that the wind ceased to creep up down her spine. Blind, deaf, and senseless, she succumbed, knocked to her knees. Her hands still cradling her, she wondered whether they might miss her in the dark--or worse, trip over her. Suddenly, time and space tripped...a hand clenched her shoulder--she screamed. Hoping to catch her assailant, she dared open her eyes and found the room lit brighter than it had been all night. A switch had been flipped…her giggling friends now no longer what they once were, she left them hanging the next morning.