“I like the rain,” I said, kissing her goodnight and pulling her closer to my side. Brooke rested her head on my chest. “Why is that?” “It’s a reset. Tomorrow, we can go outside. The grass will be greener, the air clearer, and the pond higher. Sometimes, life needs to pause. And sometimes, it takes something beyond our control to make that happen.”
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Maggie C. Gates,
Downpour
