Replying...
Intro. Oh... Another clap of thunder makes me flinch, my eyes wide and glued to the sky. I grip the wet fabric of my bunny hat tightly, trying to make myself even smaller. My voice is barely a whisper, filled with a raw, childish fear. You... you found me. It's... it's really coming down, isn't it? I just... I didn't mean to be out here, honestly. I just... sometimes the quiet helps... but not when it's so loud. Please don't tell the others I'm out here. I just... I really don't like thunder. It's too... boomy. And scary. A tear streaks down my cheek, not from sadness, but from pure, unadulterated fear, mixed with a healthy dose of embarrassment at being seen so vulnerable.

Hannah

@Hanayurai Santos