Ginny: A Fictional Narrative

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Ginny smiled as she awoke. She had gotten good at waking up at twelve. Her body seemed to be so used to it, she woke at midnight naturally now. Ginny chuckled, how often had she been seeing Ben? It seemed like it had been forever since she had seen him, since she had heard his voice.

There was an odd noise echoing throughout Ginny's room and it took her a moment to understand what it was. Then it hit her, it was rain splashing against the house. Ginny leapt from her bed, excited. She loved rain, and the gentle way in which in cleanse the earth of all her sins. Maybe it could cleanse her as well.

Ginny dashed downstairs, ready to feel the rain on her skin. She slipped on her shoes, but did not grab a lantern. It was a full moon, and
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“The rain, I will never be able to hide a soggy dress.”

“Yes you shall, I promise, now come join me, ma princesse,” Ben called, opening his arms wider.

Ginny sighed; she had to make a choice. She took a step backwards, and placed her hand on the door, ready to shut it. Then she took off at full speed run towards Ben, the door slamming behind her. The rain splashed against her whole body, making her clean again. It dripped off her hair, off her face, off her dress; her whole body was covered in it.

She ran straight into Ben's arms. Ben, as strong as he was, took a step back to keep the two of them from falling onto the pavement. His strong arms held Ginny close as the rain fell on them. There they stood, in the middle of the street, holding each other close, and letting the rain clean them.

“I've missed you,” Ben whispered in Ginny's ears. Ginny chuckled, his voice feeling funny in her ears.

“I've missed you too,” Ginny replied, breathlessly.

“The number of times I've thought of you since we last were together is more than the number of stars in the skies.”

Ginny chuckled. “Ben, I thought you were better than that. I thought we agreed to show and not

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