List 10 things you usually do on a rainy day. Pick one from your list and freewrite for 5 minutes.

1} Listen to music.
2} Write letters.
3} Sleep.
4} Watch TV.
5} Make lists(like so)
6} Talk on the phone.
7} Eat more than I should.
8} Take a bath.
9} Go insane, throw some glitter,
10} Make it rain.

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My pale fingers lightly danced across the numbers. I lifted the phone to my ear and listened to what seemed like hours of ringing. At last I heard the voice I had been longing to hear for weeks.

"Hello?"
"Hey, Ben," I said, half whispering because I wasn't supposed to be awake.
"Hey Annie. What's up?" Ben replied, rather loudly.
"Nothing much," I answered. "Breaking curfew."
There was an awkward silence. I didn't understand why until I realized that he couldn't have seen the air quotes I made.
"Okay..." Ben mumbled, then brightened. "How was your rainy day?"
"Pretty good, I guess. Listened to music and slept."
"Good deal. What music?"
"Goo Goo Dolls," I replied.
"Beast," he half laughed. "I like them. What's your favorite song by them?"
"Iris."
"Iris is cool. I like Name, too," he added.

Our conversation dragged out for hours, dipping in and out of deep subjects, occasionally cracking stupid jokes, and at about four in the morning, he yawned. I did the same. I didn't want to hang up.

"I..." I mumbled.
"Goodnight Annie," Ben said warmly.
"Ah, goodnight," I replied.

I slept well that night.