Power outage (part2)

After ordering, Charlotte turned off her phone and crossed her arms as she looked at Daniel, who was happily playing on his phone. She didn't know if he was happy making her pay all her money for meals he might not like, or if he was happy just playing on his phone.

After waiting for ten minutes, the doorbell finally rang. Charlotte almost got up from the sofa to open the door, but Daniel quickly preceded her.

"I'll take care of it myself!"

"Okay, as you wish. Thank you!"

Charlotte raised her voice as she thanked Daniel, who smiled after opening the door for the delivery person. Daniel's gray eyes were shining brightly as he looked at the different bags of food Charlotte had ordered for him.

This feeling tickled his stomach and made him hungrier.

"Thank you. "

Daniel closed the door after thanking the delivery person, then headed to Charlotte while carrying several paper bags.

"Are you happy~?"

Charlotte's voice was gentle and soft as she asked Daniel.

Charlotte joined in opening the paper bags with Daniel.

"You know the answer to your question, but I will answer you."

Daniel took out the beer cans and placed them on the dining table, then moved to the set of plates that were properly kept and opened them, Charlotte taking out while he opened and took a bite at a time.

"I'm the happiest person in the world~!"

"Really, that's good."

Charlotte took a cookie and put it in Daniel's mouth. When Daniel tasted the melting chocolate in his mouth, he felt like crying with happiness.

"Oh my God, you're exaggerating."

Charlotte laughed at his reaction and then sat down in her chair.

As for Daniel, he swallowed the cookies before quickly responding.

"I'm not exaggerating

Daniel crossed his arms in front of his chest and began explaining his life story. This was the rarest moment of his life as he used many layers of voice while explaining to Charlotte how starving he was.

"You can imagine how much I endured during those hours, from the time I woke up during the day until now I haven't eaten anything. I thought I might be able to feed on solar energy, but I realized too late that I am not an ugly flower or plant."

"You're not an ugly plant."

Charlotte smiled as she said it softly.

Daniel paused for a moment as if he realized something more important.

"After thinking for a long time, why do I feel like I tortured myself by starving myself."

"You really don't change."

Charlotte sighed and shook her head slightly, it was too much for her, as if she had found someone worse than her for a moment.

"Okay, listen carefully, from this moment until you are self-sufficient, you can eat breakfast her, as you know I'm kind of a good cook.

"Kind of, are you saying? Charlotte, you're more than good, you're the greatest!"

Daniel raised a thumbs up to confirm his opinion.

"I really feel very lucky, like I swallowed the luck of everyone around me and made it my own."

"Please stop exaggerating."

"Please stop being so humble!"

Charlotte had barely finished her sentence when Daniel quickly responded.

Daniel crossed his arms and sighed heavily.

"I'm not exaggerating, so please Charlotte, you better appreciate yourself."

Charlotte closed her lips and kept her eyes staring at Daniel's face, who had not finished saying everything he wanted to say.

"You really spoil me, and I love it, but at the same time I don't think I deserve it, so please try to act arrogant so I don't feel guilty."

After he finished saying what he wanted, Daniel swallowed a piece of spicy chicken and felt his lips burning.

"woah spicy…"

In return, Charlotte smiled and got up to offer him a glass of water.

"Don't be hasty."

"I know. "

After finishing eating, many of the dishes remained intact, so Charlotte arranged everything, put them in preservation plates, and put them in the refrigerator.

As time passed, the clock had already passed seven o'clock, and it was already evening outside.

The strong wind was a little noisy outside, and when Charlotte checked the weather forecast, she realized that tonight was going to be a stormy night.

"Daniel, didn't Kaiser tell you anything about tonight's party?"

"Um… he said they would party on the roof of the moonlight Hotel until the evening, then move inside."

"It seems he was well prepared for the weather."

"So, I hope the day ends well."

Charlotte stared at the dark sky filled with rain-laden clouds and thunderstorms, and then closed the curtains.

"By the way, aren't you cold?"

Charlotte moved from the side of the curtains to the sofa Daniel was lying on, tilting her head slightly as she leaned on her elbow on the back of the sofa.

"Should I get another blanket or should I adjust the temperature in the apartment for you?"

"No need for anything, I'm fine.

"But you don't look like that to me. You're almost freezing."

Charlotte sighed as she looked at Daniel, who was under the same blanket she had been wearing while she slept. His appearance seemed to suggest that he was almost freezing cold, so you could only see his thick hair sticking out slightly from the edge of the blanket, as well as the bright light coming from his phone.

"I'm not…"

Daniel answered in a muffled voice again, maybe he was cold but he was fine like this.

"I don't understand why I'm still trying to convince you."

"What? You didn't even try."

"Are you serious?"

Charlotte's plump lips stopped talking for a moment and moved her feet until she was on the front side.

Daniel heard her steps approaching him until she stopped and moved the blanket away from his face.

His gray eyes were calm and a little sleepy, Daniel remained calm, staring at Charlotte, then said rudely.

"One hundred percent serious."

"Oh my God, how can you be so rude."

"I know I'm being rude, so stop talking to me."

Charlotte's eyes narrowed and she looked a little annoyed. She placed her hands on her hips and leaned slightly against Daniel, some of her long strands of hair falling next to his head yet remaining calm as he lay on his back.

"Are you proud of that?!

Daniel moved his eyebrows and said with a satisfied smile in response to Charlotte's words.

"Yes. One hundred percent proud."

"Then I must get you out of my house, as you know my house does not welcome proud insolences like you."

"Oh no~ I'll never budge from this sofa, and there's nothing you can do!"

Charlotte reached out and tried to pull the blanket over Daniel's body, who stood up and tried to resist and protest.

"Okay okay it's not too late for me to apologise! Just let me apologize, come on Charlotte I've barely managed to warm myself!"

"Hmm, you want to apologize now that you ruined my mood, naughty boy~?"

Charlotte smiled beautifully, never letting go of the blanket.

Daniel realized at this moment that Charlotte had a strong grip that completely contradicted her gentle appearance.

"Well I was playing with you! I apologize with all my heart!"

"Oh so cute-?"

Flash.

"Huh?"

For a moment Charlotte stopped and felt as if she saw a bright light coming from behind the curtains.

She retreated and her hand barely stopped demanding that the blanket be removed when the sound of a thunderbolt deafened their ears.

A sudden thunderbolt struck the middle of the sky.

"What happened now?"

After previously trying to protest by keeping the blanket over him, Daniel immediately moved, throwing the blanket aside and sitting down facing Charlotte, who was silent.

Charlotte remained like this until she lowered her head and looked at Daniel.

"I don't know, but it sounds like a lightning bolt…"

"This is very powerful, have lightning bolts been this powerful before?"

"Well, I think it's stronger…"

"Stronger?"

Daniel furrowed his eyebrows in question.

His confused eyes stared at Charlotte, then turned his gaze to the window closed behind the curtains.

Flash.

Once again, the curtains lit up brightly and the electricity went out after a strong roar from the sky, which began to cry profusely.

Silence fell in her apartment, and her world suddenly turned dark. Charlotte blinked her eyelids and realized that the electricity had been cut off.

Then she felt Daniel's arms wrap around her waist and his face pressed against her jacket. Charlotte lowered her eyes and raised her hand to Daniel's head.

"Decent…"

Charlotte whispered softly and patted Daniel's head gently.

"Just a sudden power outage, the problem will be solved-"

Roar.

Charlotte closed her lips for a moment after hearing another roar from the roaring sky.

After the sound dissipated and the strong wind accompanying that thunderbolt subsided, Charlotte slowly opened her lips again.

"…Soon, so don't worry."

"I'm not worried, I'm just surprised."

Charlotte could feel Daniel's body trembling slightly as he hugged her, like the tone in his voice was no longer indifferent.

She took a deep breath, then bent down and gently pulled the blanket over Daniel's body.

She gently lifted Daniel's head to look into his eyes. The sky was roaring violently outside, but Charlotte remained calm on the outside despite the slight trembling of her heart and lips.

"Very good Daniel. I'm glad you're not worried."

Charlotte smiled warmly as she stared into Daniel's troubled eyes.

Charlotte didn't know what Daniel had previously gone through before he came to this apartment building, but she vowed from the moment he held her hand to be like a big sister to him, even if it meant standing on the abyss with him.

Daniel remained stiff as he stared into Charlotte's reassuring face and felt the palms of her hands gently caress his cheeks.

He couldn't notice her lips trembling slightly due to the darkness despite the bright lightning light filtering through the curtains.

"That's right, she should be happy."

Daniel answered in a low voice, pursing his lips.

The blanket warmed his back and the top of his head while Charlotte's hands warmed his cheeks.

Charlotte nodded happily at Daniel's words.

"Okay. Do me a favor and stay quiet here while I look for my phone."

"I won't stay here!"

Daniel immediately protested, wrapping his arms tightly around Charlotte's waist.

"I don't want to sit alone. If you have to look for anything or go anywhere, take me with you."

Charlotte remained still, staring at Daniel, who had shoved his face into her jacket again and tightened his arms around her waist.

Charlotte understood well the meaning of fear or phobia, but she did not understand the meaning of fear of the dark because she had never experienced this feeling before.

After a few moments of thought.

Charlotte finally made up her mind, but before she could say anything, she heard a soft knock on her door.

Then Daniel quickly raised his head and his eyes widened.

"Charlotte, there's someone knocking on the door."

"Well so what?"

"What if it's a ghost?!"

Charlotte sighed and gently patted Daniel's head for reassurance.

"There are no ghosts, Daniel."

Daniel was about to object, but he closed his lips, when Charlotte suddenly leaned towards him and said in a low voice.

"Especially when you're near me. No one will dare touch you, okay?"

Flash.

The recurring lightning light in the sky illuminated the dark living room and Charlotte's serious face, but her sweet and innocent features hid her dark and thunder-scarred expression from Daniel.

"Now let's open the door. Maybe the knocker is Mr. Leonid, I mean your friend Mr. Terrific?"

"I don't remember ever having a boyfriend with that name."

"What, did you really forget?! Or are you just pretending so I won't open the door?"

"I don't know. The important thing for me right now is that you don't open the door."

Charlotte blinked her eyelids for a moment as she stared at Daniel's nearby face, and after a moment she let go of his cheeks and began walking toward the door.

"Hey! Don't leave me!"

Daniel shouted from behind him, then quickly got up and hugged Charlotte.

He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and murmured next to her ear, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"First of all. Don't open the door, okay? Just look through the hole."

"Daniel, it's dark outside, how can I see through the peephole?"

Daniel bit his lower lip and felt annoyed, the feelings of fear were already clouding his mind and Charlotte's calmness made him even more annoyed.

"Well then ask him who he is first!"

"Okay I will."

Charlotte answered calmly, but she didn't follow through on her words.

The moment she touched the handle, she immediately twisted the handle before asking, "Who are you?" , making Daniel hold her breath and tighten her hug.

Flash.

As she opened the door fully, the lightning light from the hall windows pierced Charlotte's eyes, but she managed to catch a glimpse of two men standing in front of the door.

At first Charlotte was unable to recognize them, but in the next flash of lightning she saw clearly who they were