A loud noise outside managed to wake Finn up from his deep sleep. Looking around lazily to find out what caused his awaking, it took him a few seconds to realize. A light flashed behind his curtains followed by a reverberating thunder that made the entire house tremble. The sound of rain droplets hitting hard against his windows was also a reason as to why he had woken up.
Yawning and rubbing his eyes, Finn closed his eyes again and rolled over to his side, his hand blindly searching for a body that wasn't there. Opening his eyes again just as another lightning struck across the sky, the boy reached for his phone on the bedside table, checking the time. It was half past three in the morning. Sighing, he stared at his window where the faint flash of another lightning behind the curtains. He didn't want to get up – of course he didn't –, but the sight of his background picture on his phone made up his mind. Rachel was scared of this weather and her parents were not home.
Quickly changing into jeans, Finn shoved his wallet inside his back pocket as he found his truck keys. He grabbed his backpack which had a spare key to Rachel's house, put on some shoes, putting on his sweatshirt and wrote a note to his mom. He ran down the stairs and got into his truck he drove over to Rachel's house once he got to her driveway he parked his truck and took a deep breath before opening the door and sprinting out of the truck. The time it took him to open the door was enough to soak him completely and by the time he reached the front door Finn was shivering with cold.
As his slippery fingers tried to find the right key to Rachel's door, another thunder echoed. Rachel's house was dark and cold because her fathers were out of town when he walked in, the rain on the windows. Frowning, Finn dropped his bag on the counter and took off his wet shoes and then his wet socks. He winced all the way up the stairs to Rachel's room, his cold feet making contact with the even colder wood floors. The door to her room was shut closed and for a moment he wondered if she was even awake. It was only when he turned the knob that he understood the silence.