Stormy Night, Forbidden Guest
Our phones were also dead, cutting off our last link to the outside world.
Lexie, on the other hand, seemed oddly cheerful. "Mr. Kane, don't you find this exciting?"
I tilted my head. "Which part of it is?"
"The world's ending, and here you are, stuck in a room with an 18-year-old," she said, excitement bubbling over. "Isn't that exciting?"
I couldn't help but laugh and groan at her. She probably had read and watched too much fiction.
With nothing else to do, Lexie started rifling through my house, looking for something to occupy herself. I watched her busy hands and felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.
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