Ben… (13) I held my head in my hands feeling unsure what to do or where to go. After just a couple of minutes I was freezing cold and soaking wet. A car drove past and splashed muddy water onto me. Now, I was covered in wet, sloppy mud, too. But, I was too past it to care. I couldn't even be bothered getting up. The rain water was seeping through my clothes, sticking them to my skin, so that when I, eventually, took them off, I'd have to struggle to do so. Suddenly a car passed me. Just as it reached me it began to slow down. Ben stepped out onto the road. He walked towards me. "Alice?" He asked, even though he knew it was me. "What?" I grunted. "Why are you sitting on the pavement… in the rain?" "I have nowhere else to go, do I!" "Really?" "What, did you think I was just sitting here for fun!" "Of course not, I… did your mum chuck you out?" "No! I left!" "Look, as interesting as this conversation is, it's raining." "Well done, genius." I muttered. "Are you coming?" Ben nodded towards his car. I glanced up at him. "Are you sure?" "Of course, get in!"