AnnSofiNovelist on Nostr: A lightning storm passed by as we were hanging out at a Starbucks last night. The ...

A lightning storm passed by as we were hanging out at a Starbucks last night.
The lights flickered once and the Starbucks system lost internet, but wifi was still working.
They closed the main doors, but let us keep hanging out until normal closing time about 2 hours later.
The sky was purple as the multitudes of lightning strikes flashed clearly across the sky.
The wind pushed the rain to go sideways, hitting the floor-to-ceiling windows we were sitting next to.
We made friends with a young man who had considered becoming a meteorologist as he loved crazy weather.
The AC had finally calmed down from the previous freezing heavy winds it had been omitting, so we were actually kind of cosy in there.
A big room with only 4 guests, and the staff doing deep cleaning to keep themselves occupied as they couldn't take orders anymore.
At one point there was a loud bang and everything went black for a couple of seconds, but then the lights and wifi came back on.
By the time closing came around, the rain had stopped, the wind had ceased, and most of the lightning had passed by.
It was exciting and fun, and I left with a similar feeling like I had as a kid staying up late with friends as we were staying away from home.
I hope you have enjoyed my little Thunderstorm story! Have a good day.