Safe Haven // Abby & James
@jamesxspencer
The sky was getting darker and the rain kept coming down in torrents. As she ran towards her apartment, Abby mentally berated herself on forgetting to bring her umbrella. She clutched her books closer, which she hid under her coat. She just hoped that they would fare better than her coat. It was most probably ruined, considering that it wasn’t suitable for stormy weathers.
Abby finally got into her apartment and was welcomed by the loud mewling noises of Luna. Her calico cat approached her and started rubbing on her leg. Abby absentmindedly rubbed her pet’s fur as she put her books and papers down on a table. Power was still out, so her apartment was relatively dim. She took off her coat, slowly shedding off some clothes when lightning appeared across the sky, illuminating her apartment for a bit. She sighed. Her place was still in a bit of disarray. She really hadn’t had time to clean up.
She was picking up some stray clothes on the floor when lightning crashed and thunder resonated around her. What she didn’t expect was the sound of explosion and parts of her window flying towards her. Something exploded, outside her window and pieces of her windows’ glass were already scattered on the floor. Good thing she still had her shoes on. She tiptoed towards the window and gasped as she saw the light pole near her window was destroyed and was now burning.
With panic starting to kick in, she knew she had to leave. She had this sudden vision of her apartment exploding, and she really didn’t want that to happen. It was very likely not gonna happen, but she knew she had to get out of there. She grabbed Luna, who was crouched behind he sofa. She then grabbed a backpack and shoved in several cans of tuna and soup. Then she also put in her laptop, and several of her notebooks. She also put in the bag her phone and other things she thought she might need. Grabbing a coat, she huddled Luna close to her and walked out of her apartment and locked the door.
Out in the hallway, her neighbors were out and about, murmuring amongst themselves. She didn’t pay them any attention. She just walked out of there as fast as she could. As soon as she out on the street, the rain came pouring down heavily again. Beneath her coat, Luna mewled out a protest. Abby had nowhere else to go...unless. Yes, unless. There was one person on her mind, but she wasn’t entirely sure if he’d appreciate her suddenly barging in. Bringing a cat.
Abby sent out a quick plea to the heavens before running towards where James lived. She had never been there before, but had passed it several times. She and James were friends, of course. But they haven’t really visited each other yet in their homes. They almost always meet at a cafe. Or at the university.
Soon she was outside his door. Or hopefully it was his door. With no hesitation at all, she knocked on the door several times. Luna started squirming inside her coat. It was only when the door opened did Luna let out a loud meow and Abby started blurting out, “Can I stay here for the night?”
