The Stones

The power outage

“I see,” Mrs. Stone replied.

She stared past me into the house, and I moved to block her line of sight. A smirk appeared on her face and then it was gone too.

“I’ll be back when they return,” I heard her say as she walked away.

I returned from school late that day. I had earlier stopped over at Evelyn’s house. Mother and Father were due to return home that night, so I felt there was no need to rush home. I looked around me as I got close to home. I had a feeling I could not quite understand. The night had already settled in around me. I opened the door and stepped into the house. There seemed to be an electrical fault within it. There was no supply of electricity. I tapped my phone and walked towards the kitchen using the light the screen provided. There was a flashlight in the kitchen cupboard. I pulled it out and turned it on.