Heartbeat.

Scared of the world, she sat in the corner of the room hugging her legs, her eyes tightly shut. It was dark.  She was cold and alone. The sound of her thoughts was overcome by the noise of the storm outside. The rain kept hitting the walls recklessly.. She sat there patiently waiting for the storm to settle. Hours passed by.. the storm only grew wilder. She still had hope for daylight but there was no sign of dawn. She kept telling herself.. 'after every storm there is sunshine'. Tears continued streaming down her face. She lied down on the floor, curled up like a ball.. trying hard to fall a sleep but the sound of thunder kept her awake. She tried to remember.. her lullaby.. the rhythm of his heartbeat. All the noise made it impossible for her to focus. How did it go? how did it feel? how did i forget? All these questions made her restless. Her heart was racing like a horse now, all these memories came flashing back. She cautiously picked out the ones she needed to remember. She had felt it a dozen times but somehow failed to recall. She tried again and failed. She tried again and finally she remembered. She could hear his heart beat. Her face lit up. She wasn't scared anymore. Nothing else mattered. All the other sounds died down. Slowly and peacefully it put her to sleep.