[0:01]Honey.
[0:04]It's me. I'm leaving the office now.
[0:10]Drive safe, Mom. The sky looks really dark.
[0:18]I will.
[0:21]I love you. Tell the kids I'll be home soon. Love you too. See you in an hour.
[0:37]Dad? What if the power goes out tonight?
[0:44]It won't, buddy. We've got this. This house is strong.
[0:56]But the wind sounds really loud already.
[1:03]Strong houses don't break in the wind, Peter.
[1:12]Promise? I promise. Now help me find the candles, just in case.
[1:26]Why are you two whispering? I can hear you. We're not whispering. We're being calm.
[1:39]Calm people don't look out the window every minute.
[1:49]Anna, are you scared too?
[1:56]I'm 12, Peter. I don't get scared of storms.
[2:03]Everyone gets scared sometimes, Anna. That's okay.
[2:13]Can I just have my headphones, please? Sure, but stay in the living room with us.
[2:27]Dad, look! Look, the clouds are black now.
[2:34]It's just a storm, buddy. Storms come and go.
[2:42]When is Mom coming home?
[2:49]Soon.
[2:52]Maybe one hour. Maybe a little more. Can you call her? I'll call her right now, Peter.
[3:08]I just talked to her. She's driving carefully.
[3:16]Dad, the lights are flickering.
[3:22]I see them. Don't worry. Houses do that in storms.
[3:33]Dad? It's all dark! Hold on, Peter.
[3:42]It's okay, Peter. The power went out. I expected this.
[3:49]I can't see anything. Where are you?
[3:57]Right here, buddy. I have the flashlight. Look.
[4:06]The flashlight is weak, Dad. Did you check the battery?
[4:15]It will be fine. Let me light the candles now.
[4:26]I don't like this. I don't like this at all. Hey. Look at me. Breathe with me. In and out. In.
[4:46]And out.
[4:55]Dad, your phone is buzzing.
[5:02]I see it. Hold on one second.
[5:10]Is it Mom? What did she say? She's fine, just stuck in traffic.
[5:20]Nothing to worry about. Can I see the message?
[5:31]It's just boring grown-up words, buddy. You don't need to.
[5:41]Dad? Why are you deleting it? I'm not deleting it. I'm...
[5:50]Saving space on my phone.
[5:56]Right. Sure. Saving space.
[6:06]Dad, I want Mom. When is she coming?
[6:13]Soon, Peter. Everything is fine. I promise.
[6:23]Peter, come help me find more candles in the kitchen.
[6:31]Okay. But the kitchen is dark too.
[6:39]I know. We'll be brave together.
[6:44]Hold my hand.
[6:48]Anna? Why is Dad lying to us? He's not lying. He's just protecting us. I think.
[7:04]But I'm not a baby. I can know things.
[7:13]I know you're not a baby. Let's just find the candles. Did you find them, kids?
[7:31]Yeah. Three big ones and one small. Perfect.
[7:41]Okay, team. Mom will be here in one hour.
[7:49]Let's make this fun. How about a board game night? Really?
[7:59]Right now.
[8:04]Right now. Storms are better with games. Let's play.
[8:14]Fine.
[8:17]But I get to be the red piece.
[8:26]You're always the red piece. That's not fair.
[8:34]I'm older. Older-sister rules. Peter, you can be blue. Blue is the storm color.
[8:51]Okay. I'm a storm. A friendly storm.
[8:59]A friendly storm?
[9:03]Sure, Peter. Roll the dice, friendly storm. Show us your power.
[9:14]I rolled a six! Six! Did you see, Dad?
[9:22]Hahaha, hahaha. I saw, buddy. You're doing great.
[9:31]My turn. Watch the master at work.
[9:38]Anna, you only got a two. The master got a two. Quiet, storm boy. The master is thinking. Hahaha.
[9:55]This is nice. This is really nice.
[10:02]Dad, your phone is buzzing again.
[10:09]I'll be right back. Anna, take my turn for me.
[10:19]Where are you going?
[10:23]Just the hallway, just for a minute. Keep playing.
[10:32]Anna? Why does Dad keep leaving?
[10:39]I don't know, Peter. Just roll the dice again.
[10:49]It's not my turn. It's Dad's turn. Then I'll roll for him.
[10:58]Hold on. I need water.
[11:03]She did what? Mom, you got out of the car?
[11:13]In this storm? Are you serious right now?
[11:22]How long has she been out there? Forty minutes? No. No, Mom. Lightning is hitting the trees outside. You need to go back to the car. Right now.
[11:47]I don't care about the other family. I care about you. Mom, please.
[11:59]The kids need their mother to come home.
[12:05]Peter, I'm back. Sorry. The water tasted weird.
[12:14]Anna, are you okay? Your face is white. I'm fine. I just... I rolled a six in my head. Lucky me.
[12:29]You can't roll dice in your head, Anna. I can. I'm twelve.
[12:39]I have powers.
[12:44]You're being weird tonight.
[12:51]I know. Sorry.
[12:56]Let's just keep playing, okay? Sorry, kids. Where were we? Whose turn?
[13:09]Yours, Dad. We waited for you.
[13:18]You waited? Good.
[13:24]Thank you, team. Dad? Was that Mom on the phone?
[13:34]It was just work, Anna. Boring work things.
[13:43]At eight at night? In a storm? Anna? Please. Just play the game with your brother. Dad, when is Mom coming home? You said one hour.
[14:03]She'll be here soon, buddy.
[14:07]Very soon.
[14:11]But you said that an hour ago.
[14:18]I know I did. The roads are bad. She's driving slow. Can I call her? I wanna hear her voice. Not right now, Peter.
[14:35]Her phone is low on battery.
[14:40]Just for one minute.
[14:44]Please.
[14:49]Peter. I said no. Please don't ask me again.
[14:59]Uh. Okay, Dad.
[15:06]Peter. Come here. Sit with me on the couch.
[15:16]Anna, my stomach feels weird. Is that normal? Yes, mine feels weird too. It's a storm thing. Storms make stomachs sick... Sometimes. But the feeling goes away. I promise.
[15:41]Kids, I'm gonna make sandwiches. Are you hungry?
[15:50]Not really, Dad.
[15:56]Dad, can I talk to you in the kitchen for a second?
[16:03]Sure, Peter. Stay on the couch with the flashlight.
[16:10]Okay. I'll guard the candles.
[16:18]Why are you lying to him?
[16:22]To Peter.
[16:26]Anna, I'm not lying. I'm being careful.
[16:34]He's eight. Not stupid. He knows something is wrong.
[16:47]I don't want him to be scared, Anna.
[16:53]He's already scared. Now he doesn't trust you.
[17:01]Oh, Anna.
[23:55]I knew Mom was outside.
[24:00]I knew about the lightning. I knew for four hours, Dad. Four hours.
[24:13]And I smiled at the board game. I rolled the dice.
[24:21]I pretended to be okay. Because you needed me to. Anna?
[24:31]I'm so sorry. I didn't know you heard.
[24:37]I'm tired, Dad. I'm so tired of being the big one.
[24:46]Peter, go back to the candles. Please.
