Eliza sat on her couch, reading cozily next to her fire. The storm outside rattled the window and the rain pelted the roof, filling the cabin with it's noise. The girl was relived that she had the flames to keep her warm. She had no electricity because of the storm, but who needed it anyway? This was a cabin, and she wanted to take in the woods and the beauty around her, without a television or computar to distract her. However, without electricity, her heaters didn't work, but that was fine, as long as she had her fireplace.
Suddenly, a noise scrapped against her window and she jumped. Glancing up, she realized that a branch was jut hitting the glass. She placed her hand on her chest in relief.
"It's just the tree, its just the tree..." she muttered to herself. She stood up and walked towards the window. She wondered how storm was now. She reached the pane and looked out, survaying the trees and the black sky.
She shook her head. "It's getting pretty bad out there," she said. She looked closely, cupping her hands around her eyes to block out the light reflecting of the glass from inside. After a moment she gasped.
Across the large lawn and in the shelter of the forest, deeper in a shape turned and walked away. It looked like a man. Mike?
Eliza stared hard, but it was gone. She didn't know what she had seen. It was probably just her imagination....
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