than this place will ever be and once I’m there I can look into supplying local businesses and getting more contacts. It’ll be easier for distribution as well. I would have loved to travel but I don’t think that’s going to be something in my life for a while yet.”
“You’ll have to come visit me wherever I settle down.”
“Are you actually going to settle down one day?”
“I have no idea, maybe. It’d be nice. I just…I’ve been to a lot of countries but there are always more to see and I want to find that one place where I belong. It sounds corny, and don’t you ever tell my parents that I said this but in some ways it feels like I’m searching for home.”
The two women chatted long into the night about all manner of things. Eventually Angelica got around to talking about her heartbreak overseas, and Ana gave her a sympathetic hug. She knew that although Angelica enjoyed having a good time and had had more than a few flings over the years she had never been in love before, so for it to end the way it had must have felt cruel and she understood why her worldview had been changed.
Ana only wished that she had been there to offer her friend support, and was quick to make sure that Angelica promised to keep sending regular updates just in case she needed to talk to Ana. After all, in the world of high-speed internet and e-mail there really was no excuse to lose touch. As the evening wore on the storm took full effect. The sky crackled with thunder and lightning shot down in sparks, and the world was doused with powerful rain. It was grim outside, and Ana hoped it wasn’t a portent for the near future. The wind howled outside and rattled the window frames, and the heavy rain battered the sides of the house.
“I think that’s my cue to leave,” Angelica said. Ana told her that she was crazy and she couldn’t expect to walk out in that. Angelica scoffed, and assured her friend that she would be alright for on her travels she had camped out when the rain had been slashing down and the soft ground turned to slush under her sleeping bag. Torrential rain was almost soothing for her, for it meant she was in tune with nature and was exposed to the very heart of the world.
To Angelica a storm wasn’t merely a storm, it was an emotional outburst of the earth, a way to unleash some repressed emotion and to become deliriously untethered from one’s own soul. She bid Ana a fond farewell and the two of them made arrangements to see each other the following day. Upon opening the door Ana was pushed back by the force of the storm. The rain blasted inside and she tried to persuade Angelica to stay in the warmth, but her friend was not having it. She pulled the hood over her head and stepped out bracing herself against the might of the storm.
The air was loud with the fury of the wind and Ana watched on, her face lined with worry, as Angelica managed to get a foothold and spread out her arms. She flung her head back and let the rain pummel her. She cried out with laughter, although it was barely audible over the cacophonous storm, and Ana shook her head, shocked by her friend’s behavior. Angelica then ran in the middle of the road, leaving a splashing trail behind her as she took the short walk home.
Ana used all her strength to shut the door to close out the storm, but it continued to howl and wail around the house. It had been such a dramatic change in weather for over the weekend it had been idyllic but now it was turbulent. Ana breathed heavily as she drew the curtains and tried to shut out the world. She cleaned up the bowls and smiled at the fact that her best friend was back. However, she had a lot to ruminate on as she didn’t fully agree with Angelica about Colton and Glenn. Her feelings were strong for both men and she didn’t think Colton was in it just for the weekend.
There was something about the way he had been in the forest when he had run away. It
“You’ll have to come visit me wherever I settle down.”
“Are you actually going to settle down one day?”
“I have no idea, maybe. It’d be nice. I just…I’ve been to a lot of countries but there are always more to see and I want to find that one place where I belong. It sounds corny, and don’t you ever tell my parents that I said this but in some ways it feels like I’m searching for home.”
The two women chatted long into the night about all manner of things. Eventually Angelica got around to talking about her heartbreak overseas, and Ana gave her a sympathetic hug. She knew that although Angelica enjoyed having a good time and had had more than a few flings over the years she had never been in love before, so for it to end the way it had must have felt cruel and she understood why her worldview had been changed.
Ana only wished that she had been there to offer her friend support, and was quick to make sure that Angelica promised to keep sending regular updates just in case she needed to talk to Ana. After all, in the world of high-speed internet and e-mail there really was no excuse to lose touch. As the evening wore on the storm took full effect. The sky crackled with thunder and lightning shot down in sparks, and the world was doused with powerful rain. It was grim outside, and Ana hoped it wasn’t a portent for the near future. The wind howled outside and rattled the window frames, and the heavy rain battered the sides of the house.
“I think that’s my cue to leave,” Angelica said. Ana told her that she was crazy and she couldn’t expect to walk out in that. Angelica scoffed, and assured her friend that she would be alright for on her travels she had camped out when the rain had been slashing down and the soft ground turned to slush under her sleeping bag. Torrential rain was almost soothing for her, for it meant she was in tune with nature and was exposed to the very heart of the world.
To Angelica a storm wasn’t merely a storm, it was an emotional outburst of the earth, a way to unleash some repressed emotion and to become deliriously untethered from one’s own soul. She bid Ana a fond farewell and the two of them made arrangements to see each other the following day. Upon opening the door Ana was pushed back by the force of the storm. The rain blasted inside and she tried to persuade Angelica to stay in the warmth, but her friend was not having it. She pulled the hood over her head and stepped out bracing herself against the might of the storm.
The air was loud with the fury of the wind and Ana watched on, her face lined with worry, as Angelica managed to get a foothold and spread out her arms. She flung her head back and let the rain pummel her. She cried out with laughter, although it was barely audible over the cacophonous storm, and Ana shook her head, shocked by her friend’s behavior. Angelica then ran in the middle of the road, leaving a splashing trail behind her as she took the short walk home.
Ana used all her strength to shut the door to close out the storm, but it continued to howl and wail around the house. It had been such a dramatic change in weather for over the weekend it had been idyllic but now it was turbulent. Ana breathed heavily as she drew the curtains and tried to shut out the world. She cleaned up the bowls and smiled at the fact that her best friend was back. However, she had a lot to ruminate on as she didn’t fully agree with Angelica about Colton and Glenn. Her feelings were strong for both men and she didn’t think Colton was in it just for the weekend.
There was something about the way he had been in the forest when he had run away. It
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