Shifting Assumptions

Rune

The first thing I did after getting Blizzard calmed down, and ensuring Damien had really left, was change into some dry clothes, twirling my hair up into a messy bun as I reentered the destroyed front room.

Fortunately, a thorough inspection of the rest of the house revealed that I was alone, and that it didn’t appear Damien had touched much while he was here unattended.

I was dying for a shower, the frigid rain having soaked me through to the bone, but I knew Blizzard would have attempted to leap into the walk-in shower with me due to the thunder still reverberating every now and then.

Putting off the mess as long as I could, I found Kiki’s name in my contact list, letting the phone ring through until her voicemail started playing.

Of course, she didn’t answer, and I hadn’t seen her car across the street either, telling me she probably hadn’t come home last night. It wasn’t out of the ordinary for her, but it didn’t change the fact that she’d gone back on her word yet agai