Bella lay on her back, gazing up at the inside of her tent as rain poured down upon it. Soon, this Mexican trip would come to an end, like all good things had to. For hours, it sounded as though the sky had opened up to give way to the rain. Thunder roared like a mighty lion, lightning seemed to illuminate the entire area every time it struck. Bella could hear the sound of the crashing waves on the shore. They seemed a little louder than usual, but it was probably just because the storm made the tide more forceful.
Sitting up, Bella grabbed her blanket to pull it closer up to her chin. With the storm in full effect, there was an uncanny chill in the air. The rain usually brought her peace, but somehow she couldn’t settle down with everything going on outside of her tent. She wonder if Nathan had been able to find sleep just next door. Hadn’t he mentioned days ago that he liked storms? He was probably asleep and she should attempt the same. As soon as Bella lay back down, she felt something moist against her foot. She sat up abruptly, looking down. The sand at the entrance of her tent seemed wet. That must mean… She jumped up and unzipped the tent. On the horizon, a bolt of lightning seemed to touch the ocean and the thunder seemed to rumble the very foundation of the earth. Bella’s heart tightened as the next tide washed all the way out to shore, creeping up towards her tent again. “Crap,” she mumbled. “Nathan!” She crawled out of her tent to tap against the side of his. “Nathan! The tide’s coming in. We gotta go!” She rushed back into her tent and began haphazardly stuffing her belongings into her bag. She heard his voice, but the thunder muffled his words. “Nathan?!” She didn’t know what he was saying, but at least he was awake. “What do we do?” she shouted over the downpour. “Where do we go?!”
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