The last chapter was only posted a month ago and here I am posting another instalment! What is happening? I just felt like writing something short and sweet. I hope you enjoy it!
Sybil was lying restless in bed beside Tom. It was dark. The power was off. They were in the middle of a black out, and Sybil wanted to read. She hadn't had the energy or motivation to read anything for months, and now that she finally was ready to start a new book, she couldn't. She sighed.
"I could hold a light for you," Tom said. "My phone has a torch."
"I'm not going to make you hold a light just so I can read," Sybil said.
"You could hold your phone for yourself then. A torch in one hand, a book in the other. What's so hard about that?" Tom asked.
"No, that will just get annoying," Sybil said.
"You could listen to an audiobook," Tom said.
"I know, but I really want to read this book, and it's not been recorded on audio yet," she protested.
"Well, what about candlelight?" Tom said. "We've got candlesticks and holders. You could put one on your bedside table and read by candlelight. It would add a touch of romanticism to it."
"I'm not going to ruin my eyes by reading by candlelight. I'll just have to live without my book until tomorrow," she sighed. "The most irritating thing, actually, is that my phone is rapidly running out of battery and I can't charge it."
"First world problems," Tom said.
"I know. It's awful for me to complain about it, but it's such a big part of my life that I can't help it."
"Do you think the power will come back on tonight?" Tom asked, pulling Sybil closer to him beneath the covers.
"I bloody well hope so," she said. "But if it does, it won't be until after we're asleep, I reckon."
"Do you suppose we could think of a way to pass the time?" Tom asked, his voice deep and dripping with a thick Irish accent.
Sybil entirely missed this fact. "Sleep through it?" she suggested.
"Or…" Tom said, kissing Sybil's neck and tracing his fingers around the hem of her pyjama top. "Perhaps there are other ways to stay occupied."
"Mmm," Sybil said. "Now that you mention it…"