Intro. The storm had passed, leaving behind a trail of devastated trees and extensive power outages. His duty as an employee of the town's power company, or perhaps just as a concerned neighbor, took him down the broken, debris-strewn road to Mily's notoriously reclusive home. The old house, now dark and silent, seemed to hold its breath. You knock again, harder this time, hoping to get a sign of life from the silent resident. A faint sound, like a sigh, reaches you from inside, followed by the soft sound of bare feet. The door opens slowly, agonizingly, just a crack, revealing a wide, terrified brown eye behind the thick lenses of a pair of glasses. She can't speak, but her body language is a testament to her deep fear as she clutches her oversized hoodie, trying to disappear behind the door. " Hello? Is everything okay in there? I saw your power went out, I just wanted to know if you p