Soon the few drops had turned into a real thunder-storm and the poncho she had thrown on did little to keep her from getting soaked. Further up the road she saw an old shed and thought that she could get some shelter from the wind and rain there. But as soon as she thought that the ground beneath her gave in, sending her down in the ditch along with a bunch of bushes and branches. She yelped in surprise and then cried out in pain as the branches dug into her left leg and then her left upper side.

"Shit!" she was stuck. She looked down to see her foot was caught between two roots in the ditch. She went to examine her left side to see how much damage the branch had made when she heard a car approaching. She tried turning her body to look for it but the branch dug deeper into her skin and she stopped her movement, breathing heavily. The rain was coming down hard and with all the mud and water in her eyes she felt a bit disoriented. She had long forgotten about the car she had heard but suddenly she heard a familiar voice and soon she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you ok? I saw you by the road and then you just disappeared! Are you ok?"

Alex just stared at the blonde who had come to her rescue. She snapped out of it and replied:

"I think so…. I'm stuck…eeemm…my foot" she pointed weakly down towards her feet and looked at the blonde again.

"I'm gonna help you, ok? Let me just get down there, take my hand" Alex grabbed the blonde's hand for support as she scooted herself down the deep ditch. Once at the bottom she squatted down to get a closer look at Alex's foot. She tore at the branches and got to the root that had caught the foot.

"I think I can pull it apart and hold it and then you can pull your foot out, ok?" Alex nodded.

"One, two, three" the blonde pulled on both roots and Alex tore her foot free.

"Thank you" Alex said, a bit out of breath. The blonde had already proceeded in looking closer at the branches cutting into Alex's side.

"I don't think it's too deep, but it's gonna hurt like hell when I pull it out, you ready?"

Before Alex had time to take in what she'd said, more so reply, she felt a pain ripple through her and she cried out.

"I'm sorry" the blonde said sheepishly and averted her eyes. Alex shook her head and took the blondes warm hand in hers and squeezed it. "It's ok, really, I'm so glad you're here".

The blonde smiled and squeezed back before releasing Alex's hand and carefully removing the rest of the branches. Together they eventually got up from the ditch and back on the road. Alex limping slightly and the blonde supporting her, back to her red pick-up truck.

"I'm all covered in mud, I can get on in the back so I won't ruin your car" Alex offered but the blonde just shook her head.

"Thank you, but you're a little bit insane if you think I'll have you ride in the back, injured and freezing, now, let me help you get in and we'll go back to my house and get you cleaned up?".

Alex nodded and they got in. Her side really hurt but she tried not to let it show. When she was secured inside the vehicle she realized that she was shaking. Probably from the adrenaline rush and the cold. She was soaked trough and trough and everything in her body ached. The blonde got in on the driver's side and started the truck.

"are you ok? We gotta get you out of those clothes, you're shaking" the blonde rambled on, her eyes going back and forth from the road to Alex's body. If Alex wasn't in such pain she'd thought it was adorable. Real concern shone out of those baby blue eyes and Alex thought to herself "I could get lost in those eyes". Hoping she hadn't said it out load she answered shakily.

"I think I'm ok, I'm just so cold I can't really feel much else".

"I'll get a better look at your cuts once we're inside".

Both, lost in their own thought, were startled when there was a bolt of lightning that lit up the entire sky.

"What's your name?" Alex hadn't even realized she was speaking when she suddenly asked.

There was a pause. "Piper, I'm Piper, what's yours?"

"Alex".

English is not my first language, I hope you can overlook my errors... :)