The wind howled opressively through the dark night making the trees dance swiftly, the rain platter against the windows as the mighty thunder rumbled across the sky. Esme's footsteps were sounded out by the thunder as she made her way from her room to the bathroom. Having astrophobia, this wasn't one of her favorite nights. Esme staggered to the bathroom, still half asleep. She lighted a candle in the bathroom to give her light since there was a power outage. Sluggishly walking back to her room the acrid smell in the...