Chapter 6 - The Eclipse
The house died.
The massive chandelier above the foyer cut out instantly.
The recessed lighting in the kitchen died.
The roaring eighty-inch television went completely, violently black.
The low hum of the central air conditioning sputtered and ceased.
Absolute, crushing darkness flooded the massive room, thick and immediate.
The silence that followed was deafening.
The sudden absence of artificial noise made the room feel instantly smaller, instantly hostile.
The young man scrambled upward, his tablet slipping from his lap and crashing onto the hardwood floor.
"What did you do?"
His voice cracked. It was high, thin, and laced with sudden, naked panic.
He waved his arms blindly in the pitch black, his foot knocking over a glass beer bottle.
It shattered against the coffee table.
May you like
The young woman shrieked, pulling her knees to her chest, her robe tangling around her legs.
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