Where Were You When the Storm Came?

The news said a massive hurricane would make landfall in Maisonet Bay by six that evening.

By four o'clock, coworkers were already packing up to leave. The subways and buses had stopped running. Anyone with a car offered to give the carless a ride home.

When someone asked if I needed one, I smiled and turned them down. "Thanks, but I'm good. My girlfriend's picking me up."

They laughed and teased me about how nice it must be to have someone.

At five, the wind outside picked up. I called Melanie Hayman, but she didn't answer.