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October 26, 2019
Edwards, Mississippi

Raini & Trevor

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Trevor White

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Raini Ott

October 26, 2019

Edwards, Mississippi

One Stormy July Evening

by Raini

Seven years ago, on June 29, 2012, a derecho rolled through southwest Virginia bringing downed trees and power outages for days. It took less than 24 hours for me to exhaust all my entertainment options. So there I was, sitting alone in the living room of the apartment in the soft, orange glow of candlelight, when my new sub-leasing roommate walked in and asked if I’d like to go on an adventure. Initially, I declined. It was already late into the evening and I’d only known Trevor for about a month at that point. But then, as he went about busily gathering gear to take with him, I realized anything was better than staying in that hot, dark apartment. So off we went towards the mountains, picking up Trevor’s fellow photographer friend on the way. We ended up on the side of the road near Mountain Lake, close to the West Virginia border. Trevor and C.J. had set up their tripods and camera gear on a small observation deck, as they were on a mission for photos of lightning strikes. We had a great view of the severe thunderstorm approaching from the west and waited with excitement as it rumbled its way across the New River Valley below, ever closer to our perch on the side of the mountain. A chilling gust front swept over us; our first warning. Then the rain came. Large, sporadic droplets turned to a curtain of water, pelting us in the wind. Dime-sized hail followed close behind as we scrambled to find shelter under the deck. There in that moment, with thunder roaring over the deluge, is when I looked at Trevor sitting beside me on the soaked grass, rain dripping onto us through the decking above. In the intermittent flashes of lightening and with water trickling down his face, I could see he was smiling. It was a look of both joy and awe. And I knew I had the exact same expression.

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