Torunn woke up and rolled over to her side. Through her cracked eyelids, she saw that her mom wasn't in bed anymore. Propping herself up on her elbow, she looked around the room. Groaning, she dropped back down on her pillow and shook her head. Nope. Whatever time it was, it was too early. Then, the incident from last night flashed through her memory. And then another. Her eyes popped open and they moved frantically about the room. She had blown several bulbs last night. Rubbing her forehead with the palm of her hand, Torunn sighed and kicked the covers off. The blonde sat up and pulled her legs over the edge of the bed, her feet touching the ground.

Getting up, she grabbed her clothes from yesterday, and went to the bathroom. Her hand went to find the switch, but she stopped. Froze in her tracks and looked up at the light. Dropping her hand, she went inside and left the door open. No way in hell was she turning that light on. She used the restroom and got dressed, then threw her hair up into a messy ponytail.


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When the pair went outside, Torunn immediately felt odd. There was hardly anyone out. Normally, the streets are full of people, but now, there wasn't hardly anyone. It was bizarre. Her mom and her walked in a comfortable silence for a while, at least until they go to the coffee shop. She ordered a mocha frappacino with no whipped cream, and took a good long drink as they continued walking to the park. "So," she began, unable to keep quiet any longer. "Still gonna try to convince me that all of the bulbs I blew up were bad bulbs, or fragile from moisture?" She asked quietly, her eyes downcast. She took another drink, feeling the cold drink slither its way down her throat. "I blew up more than one. I remember." Torunn looked up at her mom this time, her face serious.