The Hurricane
“His mouth felt full of cotton; his head pounded from getting too much sleep. He extricated himself from the knotted tangle of sheets and covers and padded softly across the carpet, out of his mom’s bedroom, and through the house.
The quiet outside was unfamiliar and haunting. Once again, the birdsongs were notably absent. The house had also become lifeless. In the perfect stillness, Daniel realized how much residual buzzing he was used to hearing. The refrigerator normally hummed, but he didn’t... know that until he heard it not humming. The compressor usually clicked now and then, but it hadn’t for over a day. There was nobody on the family computer; its whirring fans had fallen silent as well. The living room TV was peculiarly quiet.
Normally, at all times of day, someone was vying for control of it.
Daniel padded upstairs and changed into a pair of shorts that were already stained from an art class project. He grabbed fresh socks and changed into a new t-shirt, then rummaged through his bedside table for his cheapo digital camera.MoreLess
The quiet outside was unfamiliar and haunting. Once again, the birdsongs were notably absent. The house had also become lifeless. In the perfect stillness, Daniel realized how much residual buzzing he was used to hearing. The refrigerator normally hummed, but he didn’t... know that until he heard it not humming. The compressor usually clicked now and then, but it hadn’t for over a day. There was nobody on the family computer; its whirring fans had fallen silent as well. The living room TV was peculiarly quiet.
Normally, at all times of day, someone was vying for control of it.
Daniel padded upstairs and changed into a pair of shorts that were already stained from an art class project. He grabbed fresh socks and changed into a new t-shirt, then rummaged through his bedside table for his cheapo digital camera.MoreLess
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