I jumped at the sound; a little from the storm, a little because I wasn’t fully in control of my senses. Laughing at myself lightly and shaking my head, the pieces of hair from the angles I had framing my face came undone from the knot at the base of my neck, forming a sort of long fringe. I went to put the kettle on to make myself some overly sweetened tea and then I would look for a snack. As I brushed my hair out of my eyes, I saw something in a streak of light across the yard. The lightning made the darkness outside disappear for a moment, and in that moment, I saw him slip. 