He’s With Another Woman

Her shrieking was drowned out by the deafening roar of the thunderclouds. Kira had been deathly afraid of thunder since she was a little girl. It was an intense, almost debilitating fear. Clap! A storm was about to hit. Adrenaline surged through her body. Her heart was racing. Her mouth was dry. Her breathing was fast and shallow. Her eyes were wide open but unseeing. Boom! Another thunderclap signalled impending doom. She loved summer and rain, but she hated thunderstorms. The thunderclouds seemed to be directly overhead. Kira curled up into a ball. She tried to tell herself that fear of loud noises was perfectly rational and that it was rare for someone to be killed by thunder or lightning, but facts did little to soothe her anxieties. The fear was already deeply entrenched. Being all alone in a big house in the middle of a blackout did not help. She wanted to crawl under the bed. Smaller spaces felt safer. But her legs refused to move. When Gideon was around, he would always come an