Wild Monster

As a great deluge rained down from the skies above the two sisters sat in their aged grey sedan parked outside the large and imposing Jefferson High School building. Rain pelted the ground as the sky rumbled with thunder the deep black clouds alight with lightning, the sights and sounds clashing all around them. This storm had been raging since earlier that morning, getting stronger and stronger with each passing moment, the clock now closing in on 3 PM. You couldn't stand outside for a moment without being drenched. Despite the harsh weather conditions, the sisters couldn't seem to stop smiling.

"What time is it, Kendra?" Maia asked her sister as she struggled to see through the downpour. They were waiting for their third sister, Elaine. It was her very last day of her last year of high school and both older sisters, Maia and Kendra, were so very proud of her success, they couldn't be happier at everything their baby sister had achieved. They were so proud that Maia had decided to splurge, stocking up on junk food, popcorn and purchasing a few little gifts for Elaine, gifts they'd all enjoy for sure. It wasn't every day your sister graduated from high school.

"It's three oh seven, three more minutes." Kendra replied checking the clock on the dash, she could hardly contain herself, nearly bouncing with her excitement. She glanced into the back seat at the plastic bags carefully placed as far under her chair as possible. Turning back around she spoke again. "She's gonna love the gifts." Again Kendra smiled wide and this time didn't resist, bouncing up and down in her seat, a large shimmering pink gift bag in her hands. It was the only place Maia had agreed for it to sit, the oldest sister vehemently refusing to let Kendra buckle it into a seat-belt in the back seat.