I stopped in my tracks wondering what happened to the light. Since I have been living in the castle, this was the first time that a power surge would happen.

Everywhere was pitched black. I could barely see the jug of water in my hand. I knew my way back even with the lights off but it was best I waited for the light to turn back on. It couldn't take too long.

I tried to count out the seconds as I waited for the power to return but I got to three hundred and nothing was happening.

"Maybe it was a major fault," I whispered to myself.

I couldn't...