His Precious Love

Even if the windows were installed with soundproofing rubber, Rayna could still hear the water droplets pattering violently against the glass window.

She pulled open the curtains and looked outside the window. It was pitch dark outside, and she could only see the lights coming out of the dining room.

It’s raining so heavily. When will it stop?

She had too much to eat that day, so much so that she didn’t have much appetite at night as well. She even told the kitchen not to prepare anything for her when they called to ask. Then, she sent a text to Carl and asked what was going on back home.

Carl replied that he was fine with the food that he was having, but he still preferred the food that Rayna and Jasmine made. Then, he texted Rayna again, saying that he was fine with any food as long as it was not prepared by Curtis.

Rayna was utterly amused.

She thought Curtis was a decent enough cook. Hence, she was curious why Carl seemed traumatized by his cooking.

Carl sent another text: Ms. Rayna, my mommy has gone overseas for a long time. She hasn’t called me since.

Rayna: Not even a text?

Carl: Yes, my calls always go into the mailbox. Could anything has happened to her?

Just when Rayna was about to reply to him, a sudden loud bang outside startled her. Her vision went dark, and her phone slipped out of her hand.

The phone’s screen went black after it hit the floor.

drawn in the room. After her phone screen went dark, so did the room.

was crippled by the fear that a monster would suddenly come out of the ground

strikes were like lost souls

dared not even try to look for her phone anymore. Instead,

of the bedframe, she scrambled into her bed

room opposite Rayna, Curtis

outside the window when he was just a few minutes into the meeting. The room was plunged into darkness all of a

other end of the call was startled as well. “Mr.

laptop’s fully charged, and my internet is working as well.” Curtis switched on the torchlight on

continued to boom, Curtis’ thoughts fell into

and blackout, he wondered if she was

the documents, said that it was getting late, and told the

the torchlight on his phone. It seemed like there

up to Rayna’s

“Rayna, are you okay?”

was no answer from her. Curtis became anxious and called her on the phone as he

his dismay, her phone was turned

gruesome scenarios in his head, one of which was that she was bathing when the electricity suddenly went out. Then, as she stumbled and fell, she knocked her head on

more apprehensive with the thought in mind

his phone light

room after the door was down. Curtis searched every room

the second room, he finally heard Rayna’s shaky voice, mumbling something almost

“I-I’m h-here…”