After school the next day, I raced home, apologizing to Andrew for not staying a bit longer. I had planned to sleep for the rest of the day so I could be rested for the lunar eclipse. I had seen photographs of what it looked like but it wasn't the same as seeing it with my own eyes. I spent Saturday morning eating and sleeping since I had nothing better to do. I was too excited to focus on anything.
Black jumped on my bed and pawed at my face, "Meow…~"
I sat up and looked at the time. 8:45PM. I bolted out of bed and pulled a thin jacket over my head, "Did I miss it?!"
Black just tilted his head and continued to lick his paw. I sighed and put on a pair of shorts because even during the night, it gets a bit warm. After checking my phone, I saw Andrew texted me. "So he's still waiting too?" Black dragged my shoes towards me and I slipped them on. I headed over to the window and opened it quietly since my parents never approved of me leaving the house at night, even if it was just to climb on the roof.
I scooted over to the middle to get a good view and Black ran over to join me. "It's so bright but it doesn't have that orange glow to it yet…" Black just let out a meow. I sat there for a few hours and finally looked at my watch. 11:27PM. I sighed, "Looks like they were wrong…" I closed my eyes for a moment. After a bit, I heard a meow. I looked up to see orange filling the sky. "Look Black!" I watch it amazed and remembered to check the time. 11:30PM.
That's when everything fell apart… The electricity shut down throughout the whole city and it was too dark to see anything but the Moon. Black jumped into my lap as I continued to stare at the orange Moon, afraid of the thought of losing the last of light I had if I looked anywhere else. My eyes became heavy and the orange glow seemed to dim. I heard a noise behind me but once again I was too afraid of losing the Moon. Black hissed and I fell unconscious.