"I didn't expect any of this. Not the car crash. Not being kicked out by my bipolar mom. And by far I didn't expect meeting you." Allie had a fairly normal life. That is until her mom ships her off to California to live with her brother Tyler. After Allie meets Rebecca, Tyler's live in girlfriend, she witnesses several strange things but shakes them of as nothing special. Then she befriends on of her male classmates, Alec, who is extremely talented but a little odd. But after Tyler

What her eyes couldn't see, her ears could hear. A cat calling to a human to be let in. Four cats squabbling over territory and food. Two cats were demonstrating their claws to a dog. Yes, the world - her world - was alive.

A retired and recently widowed USMC Sniper agrees to one last mission in the same area where his wife was killed in action. He must come to terms with his loss, accomplish his mission and then find a way to go on with his life.

Entry for "Rain" contest.