This is it guys, after a long process of chosing OCs and switching plots around, I finally got the first chapter done. It's a little on the shorter side, but I still think its good. Please review, make suggestions, say hi, I don't really care. I just love getting feedback, also tell me if I write too little or too much. So, I know it has been a long wait, but without further ado, I present: The Change in the Tides.
It was always windy in New York, but this was different. The sky was black and no stars were to be seen. The lights of the tall skyscrapers were the only thing noticeable on this night, and there weren't many lights on. Not many people or cars roamed in the streets, in fact it seemed like the city was empty tonight.
She tugged at her coat, trying to stay warm as the wind whipped around her. The sound of her heels clicked against the pavement of the sidewalk. Her family's apartment was close, but still she felt the need to have her hand on her phone. If something were to happen, her phone was her best bet. It wasn't very smart to be out alone in the city at night, but she had to walk since she never trusted taxi drivers, especially at night. This meant she had to take her "secret" shortcut through central park and that wasn't the best thing to do at night.
People might say New York is a city that doesn't sleep, but Clarisse Patton could very well see that New York sleeps on Monday nights. She looked up at the sky and saw clouds rolling in, obviously a storm was coming. Thunder boomed above her head, and this storm seemed, unfamiliar. Storms in New York were common, but not like this. Central Park looked abandon at this time of night and the wind blowing newspapers and trash around didn't help.
In the pit of her stomach, Clarisse could tell something was wrong. She began to walk faster so she wouldn't have to be stuck in the heart of the storm. That was when lightning began to flash between clouds and the rain began to pour. In a matter of seconds, she was soaked from head to toe.
"Really?" she muttered to herself.
The rain didn't stop; in fact it worsened, as she made her way through the park. All around her, building lights began to go out. Either the world was going to sleep, or the power was going out. The city grew even darker, which Clarisse didn't think was possible. Her blonde hair was soiled and messy and her shoes were ruined. Clarisse never thought coming home from her job at the diner could be so treacherous. She groaned aloud and hung her head.
Then something strange happened. It stopped raining. At least, it stopped raining over her head, everywhere else in was raining. Clarisse froze, something weird was going on. She took a risk and glanced up and she saw a lightning filled cloud. It was huge and the one cloud wasn't raining. Everything was completely dry under it.
"What the… how is this possible?" Clarisse whispered to herself, wondering if she was dreaming or not.
Out of nowhere, there was a bright light. She held her hand above her eyes, squinting, trying to see where it was coming from. Then, the clouds began to move, slowly at first but then faster and faster and faster. Clarisse stumbled back and fell from all the wind. Light from the cloud grew and the lightning began grabbing at the ground. At least, she thought it was lighting, some of the beams of light were tinted with colors.
She could just barely make out two figures in the center of the lightning and they looked like they were fighting. Clarisse tried to shout to them to stop and get out of the way, but before she could a blazing beam of blue light shot straight at her. Then, everything went dark.