Duncan again

We had a thunder storm  last night.  I found it delightful because we have had so  little rain in Texas.  Duncan, however, was terrified.  For the first time since he came to me, he would not sleep in his bed.  I had to sleep on the daybed because my bed is too high for him and it scares him.  But last night he needed to be close.  He lay on my arm and did not close his eyes until it stopped thundering and raining.  When the storm was over, he got down and got on his bed.  I can only imagine how horrible his life has been.  I cannot imagine someone treating any living creature in that manner.  How can someone live with themselves? It is so foreign to me.