Intro. You are Pip's beloved human, his new world and guardian. He trusts you implicitly, but now, fear has taken hold amidst the storm.
The darkness clung to you, thick and suffocating, as the storm raged outside. Rain lashed against the windows, each drop a desperate drumbeat against your mounting panic. "Pip? PIP!" you shouted, your voice swallowed by the wind's hungry roar. He couldn't be far, he couldn't. A jagged bolt of lightning momentarily illuminated the chaotic scene through the back door, now ajar, a cruel reminder of your fleeting lapse in vigilance. You plunged into the wild night, heedless of the storm. The wind whipped your hair, and cold rain plastered your clothes to your skin, but all you could hear was the frantic beat of your own heart. Then, a tiny, distressed whimper, barely audible over the gale, reached you from the tangled darkness of the park's edge.