Jess's POV
I had the house all to me for the weekend, and it was all thanks to my parents. They had just left to go on their anniversary getaway. It was dark night, and despite the rainstorm occurring outside, I felt relaxed hearing the patting of rain hitting against my windowpane. After a while of contemplating something to entertain me, I decided to kick back in my lazy recliner chair and watch the most amazing cartoon ever, known as Adventure Time. Even though I was a sixteen year old high school girl, I still found enjoyment from watching cartoons no matter how childish they may seem.
Pulling my long black hair up into a pony tail, I let the gentle cushions envelop my body until it reached my comfort zone and I clicked the TV on to the Adventure Time show. My eyes framed towards the screen with anticipation, never wanting to take them away from the colorful world of Ooo. It was the episode where Finn brought Marceline's dad,Abadeer, from the Nightosphere to make up with his daughter about the fry incident. It wasn't my favorite episode, but I still enjoyed hearing Marceline sing.
I've always wondered what it would be like to step inside the world of Ooo and meet everyone there, but of course, what Adventure Time fan wouldn't think of that. If I went there, the people might mistake me for Marceline. Over the years of watching this show with my friends, many have come to compare me to the Vampire Queen because of us being pale, having similar outfits, and having the same black wavy rock star hair. They failed to realize that we were different by personality, reality, and she was also a vampire, which I knew I would never become.
It's surreal. The only contact I would have with them is a thirty minute show every day, and they wouldn't even know that I was watching them. I guess you could say that was kind of stalker-ish.
The thunder roared, shaking the ground as lightning flashed the sky. It was so loud that I couldn't even hear my TV. Suddenly, my screen turned from a delightful show into an error box. Damn! The signal was lost. This isn't the first time that the TV has lost signal because of a storm, so it wasn't much of a big deal, but the way that flash of lightning came, I was lucky that it didn't cause a power outage on the entire house. Hopefully it will pass over soon.
I've fixed this problem quite a few times, so the only way to fix it is to reboot the signal box by removing the satellite card. We have two TV's, one upstairs in the game room and one in the living room downstairs. My dad had bought a new TV to replace one that had been stolen a couple of years ago in the living room, and he upgraded it to high definition. High definition made it to where you didn't need a card to put in to make the channels work. My television didn't have the upgrade, so I had to use the card, which isn't much of a problem.
Walking over to the satellite box that was nestled at the top compartment above my television cabinet, I took out the card from the slot. The TV screen immediately turned into a whirlwind of static, which I knew was normal.
Vibrations shook the floor once again. I could feel another thunder roar approaching. Quickly, I shoved the card back in, but as soon as I did, a light flashed before my eyes and a shocking sensation cascaded throughout my body as if I had just been hit by a thousand Taser guns. Before I knew it, my body was throbbing around uncontrollably. Smell of my own burning flesh filled my nostrils. The lightning vanished, and soon the electric vibes escaped my body. My brain was fried failing my vision and my motor skills. I fell to the floor with nothing to see but total darkness.
I woke to have my sight still blackened by darkness. For a moment, I thought the previous shock had blinded me, but thank God I wasn't. The lightning flashed again through my windowpane and I was able to see, but only for a brief second.
The television had been turned off as were the lights. I bet it was a power outage. Thankfully, it wasn't raining anymore, but the lightning was still lingering, so the storm would blow over fairly soon and then the power will be fixed in no time. All I needed to do is wait until it came back on.
Suddenly, I heard a loud thumping as if someone was hitting against the walls. I was immediately alert. Maybe it was just a mouse that got in the walls and was trying to find a way out. When it was once again quiet, I felt around for my cell phone in hopes that there's just enough battery light for me to get some candles from the dining room desk drawer.
The lightning gave assistance to my sight and I was reunited with my trusty device. I turned on the light and slowly made my way downstairs and into the dining room. As soon as I snagged a few candles from the drawer and the lighter, I ran back upstairs.
For some reason I had no problem getting back upstairs without my phone. At the top of the stairs there was a dim light surrounding the game room. Candles! There were candles already lit! Now I was terrified. Who and what had lit these candles? I stood there frozen.
