I'm only me when i'm with you

Friends

It was raining drizzling raw as the fog took over the side we all rushed to the car trying not to get socked we laughed as we ran through the heavy rain
We took the covering that John placed and covered it over our bodies hoping it was enough to keep us from getting soaked.

"hurry to the car!" John laughed while running the fastest he could almost falling to the depths of the shaken grass.

As we finally made it back to the car everyone was like the rain itself the seats of the car became cold and damp, "I'm soaked!" I spoke with strident.

"Welcome tae Scotland, Claire," Geillis taunted.

"We're going to get sick, I'm freezing," I said dramatically, "John, please tell me you have something else other than this drenched blanket," I begged desperately as I shivered, I'd rather sit naked than being soaked.

"I'm sorry I don't, Gal do you? this is your car after all."

"I dinnae expect it tae rain sae hard, I may have something in the trunk."

"Ti's a wee bit tae late fer that ti's pouring out there," said James shuddering while trying to keep an embrace around himself.

"Ok, well where are we to go now?"

"Let's go tae my place just fer now until the storm calms."

"We cannot stay in wet clothes."

"Dinnae worry I will lend ye something,"

"We are soaked as well Geillis, I don't think me and Jamie will be comfortable in feminine clothes."

"I ken I will think of something, now stop naggin'"

She drove the fastest she could I was shaking as I had never before it was like my hands, legs my whole body were freezing, shivering mostly uncontrollably as my teeth hit together in a rhythm.

———

We shortly arrived freezing, shaking, and desperately trying to make our way inside her house, finally after a few struggles with her keys she managed to open the door we all stepped inside trying our best not to get her place dirty with wet trails of footsteps.

"Come, I can get ye some towels."

as we settled we were welcomed with the scent of hot chocolate that geillis was brewing near the
fireplace, I helped her a bit with ripping up leaves that smelt just like peppermint, I sprinkled it in each mug with additional sparkle on the walls of the mug.

"Ye have a special thing fer this, Claire."

"I suppose I do."

"Dae ye use herbs when ye brew."

"No, I've never thought of doing this but it's nice."

I watched closely at James movements as it was obvious he was still shaking from being in the drenched clothes as well as John with only a towel covering them I switched into one of Geillis dresses as soon as we came inside.

"Geillis, do you have a hairdryer by any chance?"

"Aye why."

"It will help them stay warm and their clothes will dry quicker, I know it sounds silly but it will help."

Time went on from here we were drinking hot chocolate from the hot mug which made me forget I was cold, Geillis told a few stories of what she experienced here in Scotland she mainly spoke of the stones as she viewed it as her favorite place mostly because of the herbs she could find there, especially mints and oregano which fascinated as she told me what she could do with these herbs.