Chapter 65 An Overwhelming Urge To Ki…
What was happening?
Everything around Eric was engulfed in darkness, visibility reduced to nil
Eric’s gaze snapped towards Hadley’s apartment, noting the complete blackness that enveloped her chem living space as well.
He pondered whether Hadley might be frightened, considering she was alone.
Deciding not to wait, Eric activated the flashlight on his phone and advanced.
He ascended the stairs rapidly, two or three at a time, until he reached the fifth floor in no time.
Inside, Hadley was searching through a drawer for candles with the help of her phone’s light
The sound of knocking made her pause, slightly startled.
She hurried to the door. “Who’s there?”
“It’s me!”
As the door opened, Eric’s gaze found hers in the dim light. “Do you often have visitors? Other than that grocery store guy I saw last time, who else comes around often?”
Hadley, still a bit bewildered, shook her head. “Nobody else.”
Eric let out a soft chuckle.
He strode in, his long strides taking him directly to the sofa where he sat down. “So, what’s the situation here?
Hadley said, “The power’s gone out.”
“A blackout?” Eric was taken aback. “Here?”
“Can you believe Srixby still experiences blackouts?” Eric muttered internally.
“That’s just how things are,” Hadley said. “This part of town is quite old. The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”
For Eric, who was raised in a more affluent area, such realities were beyond his usual experiences.
“This neighborhood is really run–down…” Eric grumbled.
Visibly annoyed, he then questioned, “Why do you have to stay in such a place?”
Hadley chose not to respond directly to his criticism. Shifting the focus, she asked, “Did you need something by
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coming up here?”
question,
should be respond? Should he admit that he was concerned for her
lightly, “I just came to see what was up. If anything happened to you, explaining
his presence.
a nod. “I appreciate it, but
It
surged within him. “Leave? In this darkness? How am I supposed to even see all
you have your
out of battery!”
“Okay, hold on.”
what she needed. She returned to rummaging
puzzled about what she could possibly be doing, got up and joined her by the cabinet. Leaning in, he asked, “What’s
“Candles.”
taken aback. “You actually keep candles around?”
“Power outages are frequent here. The landlord and the agent warned me when I signed the lease, so I came prepared.”
Really?
outages and chose this place
watched her silhouette against the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic
“Found them.”
some candles from the back of
slight smile, she said, “Here they
to Eric. “Here, use
gave her a skeptical look and scoffed, “Keep it. I don’t need it!”
said it was too dark to
laced with contempt. “You expect me to walk out holding a candle?
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hand. “I don’t want
look of astonishment crossing her face. She
turning urgent as she
now?” Eric
out
candle fell to the floor as she leapt back in
“Hadley! Hadley?”
chaos. As Hadley leapt towards him, his reflexes took over, and he instinctively reached
instant, Hadley clung to him like a lifeline.
own reaction, she gripped Eric’s neck tightly, her screams muffled in
a trembling bundle of warmth against his chest.
one hand while gently cradling
fragrance enveloped
incredibly soft and
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