[ WP ] `` It 's just the rain ''

`` It's just the rain.'' 
 
 The springs protested as my brother tried to snuggle back into the depths of his blankets. With curled, sweaty toes and a knot in my stomach I had woken him to listen with me. 
 
 Was he right? It had been warmer lately and the rain HAD been persistent over the week. But it sounded.. So HEAVY. I could n't bring myself to leave the bed and check the window. I was petrified of the consequences. What if I was right? I might undo months of effort in a single fit of passion. What if he was right, and I spent all night wondering for nothing? I may be too tired for the tasks to come.. 
 
 I spent the next half hour listening with bated breath before i drifted off. Why was Christmas Eve so LONG?
