Home Alone by Lisa Church

Author:Lisa Church [Church, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Astraea Press, LLC
Published: 2013-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Winnie was so relieved when they got the door pulled shut; it took her a few seconds to notice they were totally in the dark again.

"I guess the wind blew out all the candles," she said, letting the despair sink into her voice.

Alec looked around the room, the only light from the wavering flashlight on the counter. He let out a sigh Winnie heard even above the wind.

"I guess we should light them again," he suggested as he leaned onto the wall to help himself up. "I'll go around and get them while you find the matches."

Winnie didn't want to move. She was tired… tired of worrying about her parents, tired of keeping her brother from getting scared, tired of trying to stay one step ahead of this storm. A tear trickled down her cheek. She didn't even move her hand to wipe it away. Alec wouldn't see. He was busy feeling around for the candles. Winnie decided to just sit there a moment and let the tears come. Perhaps a little bit of crying would make her feel better.

Another tear wet her cheek, and Winnie waited for the feelings of hopelessness to go away. She put her head down and wrapped her arms around herself. The youngster was trying very hard to think of pleasant things. For some reason, though, nothing came to mind. Winnie was just about to give up and join her brother when something rubbed against her shoulder.

"Agh!" she screamed, jumping from the floor to the chair in one leap. "Something touched me!"

Alec whipped himself around at hearing his sister's cry. The flashlight beam went to the floor, shining weakly on the spot where Winnie had been sitting.

"I don't see anything," Alec said, looking where the light shone. "Are you sure it wasn't your imagination?"

Winnie was almost mad. "Of course it wasn't my imagination. It was real. I felt it. Something touched me on the shoulder. It was like… Agh! There it is again!" she screamed. "Now it's by my foot. Quick! Shine the light!"

Alec moved the beam straight to the chair where Winnie was standing. He angled the beam toward her foot. It was only a few seconds before they both realized what it was.

"The kitten!" Winnie said, stooping to pick the wet feline up. "I forgot all about you!"

Alec laughed, releasing the tension that had been building up over the past several minutes. He went to his sister's side and petted the purring kitten with glee.

"The poor thing," he said, looking into its green eyes. "You sure are one lucky cat, finding us like that. Another couple minutes out in that storm and you would have been blown away, too."

Just the thought of the animal out in the cold rain made Winnie shiver. She knew Alec was right. No animal would survive long out in that mess. She somehow felt responsible for saving the life of this little one, something happy to think about in all the horror of the night.

"Do you think we'll be allowed to keep it?" Alec asked.

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