It was only nine o'clock and it would get much hotter before the day was through.It was only nine o'clock and it would get much hotter before the day was through. Summer had barely started. Rafael trotted down the stairs and took the last three with a leap. He ran down the hall and opened the door to the basement stairs. There was nothing to be scared of but he still didn't like the basement. It was cooler down there but most of the light bulbs had broken and it was 'kinda dark'. The boy switched on the light and looked down the stairs. It didn't seem to be any lighter, in fact the only light seemed to come from the small window in the side wall. He went down the stairs cautiously, almost ready to run back upstairs at the slightest reason. At the bottom of the stairs he looked around in the gloom. It was dark and he realized that the lights were all out. He waited for a few moments as his eyes became accustomed to the darkness. For some reason, Rafael sensed that he wasn't alone. |