Charlotte Bay Girls - Giselle

<div>The sound of shattering glass woke Giselle up in terror. Disoriented, she sat up and looked around, blinking hard to focus her sleepy eyes at her surroundings. <em>Where was she?</em></div> <div>Again, she jumped as a crash of thunder echoed in the eeriness of the night.  With a trembling hand she reached for her bedside lamp but her hand touched emptiness.</div> <div>                 A flash of lightning lit the room, jolting her sleepy brain to think. <em>Oh, it was grandma’s house.</em> <em>And why was she wet?</em></div> <div>    A cool splatter of raindrops slapped her arms and legs. <em>Oh yea</em>h. She remembered leaving the window wide open to drown the stifling heat of the summer months. Now, rain forced its way into the cosy room. Trembling a little, she scrambled out of bed and darted to close the window.</div> <div><em>             Ouch!</em> She yelped as something sharp stabbed her little toe. Blindly she banged it shut and limped across the room to turn the light on. A sudden explosion of thunder reverberated through the house, and terror stricken, Giselle crouched over, covering her ears, unable to move or reach for the light switch. <em>God please make it stop! She thought.</em></div> <div>    Another outburst boomed through the house. <em>Get a grip!</em> Heart pounding and tears threatening to spill, she crawled to the door, fumbling with the door knob until she managed to swing it open. The faint glow of the nightlight in the corridor greeted her thumping heart, her quivering legs miraculously holding her up as she ran to Sophie’s room for safety.</div> <div>         “Soph, Soph!”Giselle cried as she burst into her cousin’s room and switched the light on.  </div> <div>    “What! What?” Sophie sat up and rubbed the sleep of her eyes as another clap of thunder resonated through the house, causing Giselle to cover her ears and shut her eyes.</div> <div>    “The storm!” She squeaked wanting the nightmare to end!</div> <p>                 ____________________________________________</p> <p>He