Melody (Logan 1)

told you so" written on his lips.

"I hate it here!" I screamed at him and charged

up the stairway.

The wind howled around the house and

whistled through it. I thought it might take the roof

off, but at the moment I didn't care. Let the sky fall,

let the rain swell the ocean and wash over this place, I

thought. I embraced myself at the window, watching

the trees bend to the point of breaking. The rain came

down like bullets fired by God. The street was being

pounded. I shuddered and stripped off my blouse.

Then I rushed to the bathroom to get a towel for my

hair.

Moments later, when I emerged, Cary was in

the hallway. He glanced at me before I realized I was

standing there in my bra. I draped the towel around

myself.

"I'm sorry," he said. He looked repentant. "I

shouldn't have left you out there."

"It was my own fault. I didn't listen," I

admitted. "Where's May?"

"She's in her room. Sometimes, it's a blessing to

be deaf," he said. "She can't hear how hard it's raining

and blowing."

"How do you say it's raining?" I asked. He demonstrated. "This means it's raining

hard," he added and showed me. Then he smiled. "Not

the same thing as being out there, huh?"

I relented and smiled. "No."

"Maybe you ain't such a landlubber after all,"

he allowed. He blushed before going to his room. It