Zee, oblivious to the turmoil beside her, remained busy wringing out the ends of her drenched hair, her body shivering slightly from the cold.
CRACK! A bolt of lightning split the night sky with a terrifying white flash.
"Aaa!" Zee let out a loud scream. Her body instinctively lunged toward Jonathan, clinging to him tightly to seek protection from the anger of the skies.
CRACK! CRACK!
Zee squeezed her eyes shut, burying her face firmly against Jonathan's chest. She gripped his wet shirt.
Jonathan was stunned, feeling awkward and stiff from the sudden, intimate contact. He restrained himself, allowing the warmth of Zee's body to seep into his own.
The rain was still falling heavily, but the frequency of the lightning began to subside.
Awareness dawned on Zee. She no longer heard the roar of the storm, but rather Jonathan's heart, which was beating hard and fast against her ear. Zee looked up, her eyes meeting Jonathan's directly.
