Lucy stared unblinking out at the forest in front of her. The commotion behind her of setting up tables for the outdoor Harvest Feast Gathering tonight had died down since the rain began falling. Just a light afternoon shower, Lucy decided to remain. She loved watching the drops hit the leaves, making them twinkle like green stars in the falling shadow of an approaching twilight. She let her eyes unfocus and watched the rain play the trees like keys on a piano, dipping and swaying, creating a score by some undiscovered prodigy.
"What are you thinking, Luce?" Theo had come to sit beside her. In her peripheral gaze she noticed his light gray baseball tee growing darker and his near-black hair wet from the drizzle. They seemed the only two not sensible enough to get out of the rain.
"Just
