The drumbeat tapped incessantly fading in and out of timing with that of my heart.

They were still screaming.

I watched as each drop sizzled and bore straight through before collecting on the ground.

They wriggled and fought against the restrains in vain.

The lightshow continued above, flashes of pinks and greens as the sky folded in on itself, lightning splitting it in two.

I watched the display for a few moments before returning my focus. I was just now beginning to see the bits of white I had expected minutes ago, yet the noise was still above what I had hoped. I needn’t worry about exscape but they were being most loud.

“It isn’t personal” I lounged to say, “I did warn you,” and I had, rude as they were, I had.

“My babies must eat,” I had told the biggest man. I had not even screamed when he and his companions flipped my dinner table after I had been so gracious as to let them in.

“My babies always protect me,” and he had laughed in my face.

Thunder bombed above and from the half open window where I sat, I sang, the notes long and despairing. After a minute or two, I heard the responding chords of my children.

In another moment, the screams ceased.

“Humans,” I sighed, “So arrogant,”