I wrote this on...a rainy day! Go figure. Unfortunately, I was going to write more, but was told to get off the computer. So now I've forgotten. But I wrote down a good chunk! Here it is.
“What the--?” Tonyia looked up at the sky, just as another fat drop landed on her nose. The storm clouds were rolling in from all directions, even though just a few moments ago the sky had been a bright blue. The rain was coming down harder now, and Tonyia ran under the thick branches of a tall spruce for cover. “I hope this passes over soon,” she mumbled moodily. She sank down to the ground, and leaned her back against the tree, hoping to take a little nap while she waited.
When she opened her eyes the storm was raging. The rain was coming down in sheets, and she couldn’t see anything. Water was sloshing around, and she stood up hurriedly so as to get out of the water. Water percolated down through the boughs of the spruce and dripped onto her head, like kisses from heaven. She looked around desperately, trying to find her sense of direction. She had to get home! She ran her hand along the edge of the tree, until she found the side with thick moss growing all over it. Then she turned the opposite direction. South. Her hut was to the south, so to the south she would go.
It was a good thing that Tonyia hadn’t wandered far that day. She only had to stumble about for a few minutes until she ran into her small stone well. Her shoes were weighing her down, and making it hard for her to walk. She reached down and tugged them off. It took a bit of effort, and they felt as if they were suctioned to her foot. But finally the came off. She felt her way around her well until she found the entrance to her little home. She ducked into the doorway, and found it to be not completely dry in here either. A few small holes in her roof let water come through, and water sloshed under the doorway. She splashed over to her bed, where her shivering tabby kitten, Kovi, sat.
“Hey buddy,” she picked him up and held him close, trying to share her body warmth with him. He purred and rubbed his sodden head up against her chin before sinking back into her arms. Just then the roof broke. Water came pouring in, and Tonyia was soon wetter than she thought possible. She tucked Kovi into her jacket to keep him from being swept away in the torrent. Tonyia knew that she had to get Kovi and herself to higher ground. She struggled towards the doorway, and reached for the handle. But the door could no longer hold the surging water outside from coming in. In burst inwards, hitting Tonyia in the face. She stood up shakily, and felt her forehead. Wet sticky blood oozed from a cut, but the warmth of it against her cold skin almost made the wound almost worth it.
She fought against the water that was raging around her. It was up to her knees now. She had never known that so much water could come in so little time. She looked around for someplace to go to, but the world was just one sheet of white. The heavy rain made it impossible to see anything. She forced her legs to move, and started to make her way up the hill. She knew up there, there was a large sturdy tree, and that would be the highest place in the forest. Her bare feet stuck into the mud, and made each step even harder. A small mew came from her jacket.
“Shush now Kivo. We’ll be up the hill soon,” She pressed the soggy bundle closer to her chest, and felt the small kitten shiver.
