The four of us piled into the room, practically bowling each other over. Giggling like naughty children. I spilled onto the bench. Someone crashed on top of me. The warm air and soft body felt so good on my rain-slicked skin.

"Holy fuck that went bad quick," Melissa said. She was over on the far side, which meant that I had my arms around Allison. I felt ecstatically happy and horribly sad all at once.

"That storm came out of nowhere," Allison said.

"Like a lot of things this trip," Melissa said.

"It was probably building for a long time," Allison said. She didn't say whether she meant the storm...