I jumped as another roll of thunder shook the house. I looked up as the lights flickered. I sighed.
"We better not lose power." I say as I turn to Nate.
"Tell me about it. As much research we have to do…" Nate says, looking up from his book.
I peered out the window. Rain was pouring down as lighting lit up the night sky. I frowned.
"Looks like it's getting worse." I mumble.
Sully came through the door, bags in hand.
"That's the last goddamn time I go out in this weather." He states as he puts the bags on the counter and takes off his soaked jacket.
We snickered.
"What's the matter, old man? The rain put out one of your cigars?" Nate mocked as I laughed.
Sully opened his mouth to make a smart comeback when we were all blinded by a bright light. When it cleared, there was complete darkness.
"Ah, crap!" Nate and I say.
I carefully made my way into the living room and felt for the drawer. Once I found the handle, I pulled it open and felt around for a flashlight.
"Here we go." I say as I picked it up and flipped the switch.
I walked back to where Nate and Sully stood.
"Alright, now what?" I ask.
"There are some oil lamps and a couple of lanterns in the closet." Sully states.
"I'll get them." Nate says as we walk to it and swing the door open.
After searching through a couple of cardboard boxes, we found what we were looking for. We removed the old newspaper articles that had been wrapped out them and put them around the house. Sully took out his lighter and went around lighting them all up. We all sat around the coffee table in the living room.
"So…" I say awkwardly.
"What you two wanna do?" Sully asks.
Nate shrugs.
"I don't know. Nat and I can't do research in the dark, even with the lamps!" Nate says.
I nod in agreement. Sully chuckles.
"Research isn't everything, kids." Sully says.
We take out our battery powered radio and turn it on. I moved the dials around until the static turned into talking.
"-a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until midnight tonight. People should seek shelter, stay away from windows and doors, and stay off the roads." The meteorologist was saying.
We all glanced at each other.
"Anyone hungry? I think we got some chips and crackers in the kitchen." Nate says.
I nod.
"I'll go get them." I say, getting up off the floor.
I casually walked into the kitchen and grabbed the junk food. As I closed the cabinet door, thunder boomed and lighting flashed. I jumped back in shock. "
Holy crap!" I breathe as I grab the snacks and hurried back into the living room and put the stuff on the table.
I crossed my legs and rested my back against the couch.
'What now?" Nate asked with his mouth full of chips.
I rolled my eyes at Nate. Sully looked at him.
"Nate, don't talk with your mouth full." He says, pointing a finger at him.
"Oh, he got you, Nathan!" I say, laughing.
Sully turned to me and gave me a warning glance. I gave him a crooked grin and raised my hands in mock surrender. Sully laughed.
"Hey, I think we got some board games in there!" Nate says, his mouth clear of food.
Sully raised an eyebrow.
"Any objections?" he asks.
We shake our heads and Sully gets the games out from below the useless TV. We played game after game, radio blaring music. Eventually, our power was returned. Sully looked up from the board.
"Power's back. I guess you two will wanna continue reading your books." Sully says as he grabs the box.
We looked from the piles of papers and books to the game.
"Nah, we're good." We say.
I picked up the dice.
"My turn!" I say, shaking the dice.