By afternoon, the rain did not seem that it would stop any time soon. The gray clouds had hidden the sun. It was only 2 pm, but it was so dark that one would think that it was nighttime right now.

Larissa woke up from her nap and felt around for the remote control Mrs. Griffin left for her near the edge of the bed, turning on the television with it. The TV screen flashed once before turning dark once more. Almost at the same time, the room lights went out as well.

Mrs. Griffin was so shocked that she leaped up from the bedside chair. "The TV can't have been struck by lightning, right?" She was so startled that her eyes widened a great deal.

Larissa was calmer than she was. "It must just be a regular power outage." Even though the timing was too coincidental.

The room was completely dark. Mrs. Griffin felt for her own slippers before she got out of the chair.

"I'll ask a nurse."

A few minutes later, she came back and said, "The nurse said that the lightning struck the electrical p