There was a storm brewing outside and you were all alone at home. Suddenly the lights went out. In about 150words, write a story

Such questions need to be attempted on your own to test your creative writing skills. However, these points might help you elaborate:

-pitch black outside

-inverter discharged, candle light

-flickering light of the candle cast eerie shadows on the wall

-loud thud followed by scratching sound

-scared and hid under the bed

-shivered and shook due to fear

-two glassy eyes peered at me

-shrieked and tried to curl up into a ball, shut my eyes tight

-felt a tongue licking me, realised it was a cat who had come in through the open window to escape the cold rain

-cat more scared by my shriek

-heaved a sigh of relief