The wind blew fiercely against the screen door, slamming against the house with a THUD, THUD, THUD...!

Alexa hated being home alone when it stormed. Chris was out somewhere trying to herd all the cattle in for shelter. They had been here just a little over a month and there seemed to be an endless amount of things to do. This was a new town, a new place, in the middle of nowhere really. In fact, "town" was about 10 miles southeast of where her parent's farmstead was located. Alexa had always dreamed of coming back here. Her tea was warm as she cupped it and sighed deeply, staring out the large bay window that her mother used to read to her in. Those days were so long ago. Mom and Dad must have known she wanted to come back more than anything, that's why they left the house to her. There had been a lot of disappointment in her life, but here, everything had been near perfect. Memories in this place were only happy.