When we finally finished eating the orange a knock at the door made our heads turn to a student holding a phone "Hey guys, class will be suspended, a strong storm will be coming so make sure you guys get home early" Kiara said

Kiara was the secretary of the student council and was known to be very energetic and loved her position in the student council, everybody cheered and packed up their bags quickly but at the corner of my eye Nick looked at Cloud with a worried sick face

Nick walked up to me "I brought my car today since the repair was finished, you two can come with me and I'll call my sister to have a sleepover at Cloud's home"

"Sounds like a plan" I told him, with Nick and Nikki at the penthouse we could watch over Cloud properly and calm him down when the nightmares happened again, Cloud slowly stood up from his seat and put an arm around me to get himself to walk

We were walking slowly side by side and Nick joined in getting Cloud's bag to carry it for him as I helped Cloud walk to Nick's car that was luckily parked nearby, he was getting weak and before he could lose balance I managed to get him seated inside the back seat if the car

Nick quickly ran to the driver's seat and started the engine and I hopped in, he was driving so fast like we were in a hurry. Nick handed me his phone and ordered me to dial his sister, her name was on his speed dial and she quickly picked up the call

I held the phone close to Nick as he was focused on the road "Hey Nikki, meet us at Cloud's place and bring some clothes!" Nick said loudly

"I know I'm already doing it so shut up" she replied and I could hear her open and close some drawers in the background noise, she closed a drawer loudly then continued saying "You guys better get to the penthouse quick the gathered dark clouds look like there is going to be thunder"

"Shit" Nick muttered under his breath as his knuckles turned white because he gripped the steering wheel tightly, under the span of 3 minutes we were already in the elevator and Nick swiped the card so the elevator could work. Cloud was leaning at one side of the elevator with both of his eyes closed and arms crossed

He doesn't seem to be affected much about Nick's worried sick actions but he jumped a little when we heard a loud thunderstorm, his eyes shot wide open and looked at his surrounding. Nick put both of his hands at Cloud's shoulder "Dude we're here, calm down"

What is happening!?

Cloud was struggling to say something and was trying to get it out of his mouth but before he could say it the elevator doors opened and he stepped out first "I am calm" he mumbled

"Dude I know you're not" Nick followed him out of the elevator making me the last person to leave it, Cloud was walking around with cold sweat running down his face. It was 8 minutes before Nikki came holding two gym bags that I assume where their clothes are in

She gave the card back to Nick "Luckily I borrowed the card before you leave, how's he doing?" She asked her brother as she gave him one of the gym bags, Cloud was sitting all alone on the sofa with his head close to his knees

Another thunderstorm made a loud sound and lightning made Cloud stand up quickly from the sofa

Nikki tried to walk up to him but Cloud speed-walked by her "Cloud please calm down" she ran after him but he quickly got to the bedroom so he slammed the door shut at her face

I don't know what the hell is going on but what I do know is Cloud might get hurt

"What is going on?" I asked them as I walked to the locked door and tried to open the doorknob

Nick rubbed his face with both of his hands "Cloud is afraid of thunderstorms"

"And he will be more afraid if thunderstorms are accompanied by lightning so we must find a way to open this stupid door" Nikki added as she tried breaking the door, I stopped her

"Wait that's only going to make him more afraid" I pleaded to her and she complied with a defeated sigh

"I don't remember him being afraid of thunderstorms when we were young, how did it get this bad?" I turned to Nick who was beside me

Nikki shrugged but I know Nick knows because he is the closest friend to Cloud other than his former best friend Aiden

"Cloud has a trauma that made him afraid of thunderstorms and lightning at least that is what I remember he told me when he ran away from his home" Nick kept tapping his finger on the dinner table trying to find a way to get Cloud out of his room

Nikki's face was horrified when she snapped out of her thoughts "I just remembered something" she spoke and we turned to look at her, the strong rain is now going down hard outside

"What?" I asked nervously and she suddenly tried to knock loudly at Cloud's door yelling out his name like a madwoman, me and Nick pulled her away from the door and sat her down on the floor a few meters away from the master's bedroom door

I patted her back and Nick is shaking his sister "C'mon Nikki what the hell ate you saying!?" He asked her loudly that I almost thought it was a yell

She pointed at the door "We better break that door down or else we might see him do the unthinkable, the last time I remembered him during a thunderstorm he was about to end it"

Me and Nick didn't have to ask what Nikki was implying by it, so Nick hurriedly tried to persuade Cloud as he could but Cloud wouldn't response

I am not gonna see him sleep in a damn coffin

I calmed Nick down and more thunderstorm sounds were made that even I jumped a little "Let me try" I assured Nick and he gave me a short nod

My hand formed a fist and knocked at the door "Cloud? It's me, Penelope" I said to him in a soft voice, I glanced at Nick and Nikki show as watching me

"You guys should change clothes I doubt you two could sleep in denim pants" I told them as a light joke and they agreed to listen to me so they each took a gym bag and went to separate guest rooms

I knocked at the door again "It's Angel and I'm hoping to see that egotistical boy who kept annoying me for days on end"

He hasn't replied

"The guy who likes to look at stars and dreams to become an Astronomer, the person who hates grapes and would read books late at night. Yeah, I am waiting for him right now" I sat in front of the door, I was not giving up yet so I try to reminisce a good memory I could think of where Cloud was extremely happy in

"Hey, remember the time when I accidentally called Teacher May Mom? And you along with everyone would tease me about it? I still get conscious a bit when I remember that memory of how silly I was. I was so busy cleaning the classroom that I thought I was at home cleaning"

Everything was silent except the loud rainfall outside that hit the glass windows

"You used to tell me you don't know how to clean because you have a maid to do it for you, I did try to teach you how to use a broom but in the end, we were playing witches and wizards" I chuckled lightly

I hear soft footsteps and the door being unlocked, I glanced behind me if Nick and Nikki were there but they haven't gone out yet so I took the chance and got in the bedroom. As soon as I got in I was met with tired green eyes that is red from crying

He sat on the bed with his head hung low and I knelt a bit in front of him to look up at his face, his entire happy-jerky-lucky attitude is switched to this depressed scared person who is afraid of thunderstorms and lightning

"You'll be fine" I patted his knee

"You will be fine" I repeated it again to assure him