Unliving Love

  Chapter 23

  Bad Night

  “Just stay still for a second.” Mike said as he quickly stood up. His words were followed by a clang from something landing loudly on the floor. “Shit.” The darkness was pierced by the stream of light coming out of the flashlight that he now held in his hand. “What just happened?” He moved the stream of light around checking each person making sure they were all still accounted for. He found both Tracy and Grant but as he moved his light to where Jen should be she was nowhere to be found. “Jen!” The stream of light now joined by two more were flailing around shining all around the room. “Where is she? Jen, where are you?” He yelled.

  “Jen!” Tracy joined as she too swung around flashlight in hand trying to find her. “I don’t see her.”

  “Listen.” Grant shined his light on Tracy then Mike. “Listen you two go look for her and I’ll try to get the power back on. Where are the fuses?”

  “I don’t know.” Mike said in a panic. “What the hell is going on? Where is Jen?” He turned his body and began to shine his light around the room again. “Jen!”

  “Mike listen.” Grant was now standing beside him with his hand on his arm. “We’ll find her but you need to tell me where the fuses and stuff are. Is there a basement?”

  “Ye... Yeah…” Mike was trying to calm himself down. “Um, um yeah the basement…” He shined his light in the direction of the kitchen. “This way I’ll show you.”

  “Grant, here.” Tracy held out her hand revealing the walkie talkie that she had used to communicate with Mike as she showed him around the house. “This way we can keep in contact with each other.” She placed the walkie into his outstretched hand. “Do you still have yours Mike?”

  He reached down and grabbed his off of the table where he sat it while he was trying to comfort Jen. “Yeah.” He held it in front of him showing her.

  “Ok let’s go.” Grant said.

  Mike led them through the kitchen to a door that led to a small backroom. He shined his light on a small door that was just to their right. “That door goes to the basement.”

  “Ok.” Grant made his way to the door, slowly opening it. He stood in place shining the light down the narrow stairs that led to the dark musty basement. “Ok, I am going to go see if I can get the lights back on and you two try to find Jen.” Grant looked over to Mike and Tracy their lights shining the area around him. “Be careful.”

  They nodded, turned, and made their way back into the house to begin their search.