The storms were always intense at times, and it caused the house to shake from time to time. She stood in the kitchen, hands under the water as she grabbed a dirty dish to start washing it. Scrubbing the dinner that she made for herself off of it, amber eyes focused on nothing in particular as the red-head went through the motions. A sharp inhale came from her as she slowly released it through her nose, it was starting to get harder on her.

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Did she make another mistake? There hadn’t been any contact with him in over… five months. And while the way they met was a simple ‘joke.’ She had grown to love him; her heart hurt a bit. People had asked her constantly where he was, and sadly she just couldn’t answer them. She fully stopped contacting people from their little circle, just so she could avoid that heartache. Lewis… Curtis…Sam…Elijah. Those that she started to call friends, she hadn’t spoken to them in a while, and they didn’t bother with her.

At this point, she was used to being left in the dust. She pulled the dish from the water, dipping it into the sanitizing water next to the water which was filled with dish soap and suds. After it was washed of the suds, she placed it on the drying rack. Doing this for a couple more minutes, she finished cleaning her dishes and then drained the water in the sinks. Her hair was in a messy bun atop of her head, the vibrant red seeming to fade back into that black color which she had under toning it.

Did she do something wrong? These questions often filled her head, and it was driving her almost insane that she wasn’t getting an answer. No calls, no email. Nothing. Just. Gone. She was getting exhausted… tired of pretending that everything was going to be fine. That everything was going to go back to normal and that she would see him again. But… actions always spoke louder to Rose in the very end.

The rain started to pour down, wind shifting and causing the trees outside to lightly hit the house a bit. It was going to be another loud night with the thunder cracking and the wind. She approached her sleeping cat, bending slightly over to caress the felines ears and head. A smile curved on her lips, but it also immediately disappeared. She wandered towards the bedroom, shutting off the lights and opening the door. Her eyes hooded as she stared at her made bed before slowly wandering over and falling onto the cushion of the mattress, letting sleep take her from the pesky thoughts.