Move quick

Power walking, the two make their way out of town proper, trying to make for Alex's house.

Alex's flip-flop sandals slow her down, setting the pace Ethan has to follow. They don't talk much, focusing on moving, and Ethan can sense Alex is slightly miffed by that. Clearly, she wanted to use the walk as an excuse to talk to him more, and now realized her plan was falling apart.

Thunder rumbles the sky, the storm growing close. A few moments later, Ethan feels droplets hit his head and shoulders, knowing they've run out of time.

Seconds later the winds howl, and Alex's long black hair blowing in the wind violently. The intensity of the rain increases behind them, the pair trying to out walk the inevitable. They're still far from Alex's house, and Ethan's as well, and now so far from the town, the chance to find cover is...

"Ethan! This way!" Alex grabs his elbow, tugging him off.

He follows her, looking ahead, trying to see where she's taking him. Up ahead, maybe a hundred meters up the road, is a familiar fenced-off mansion. Ethan starts to question her, but Alex pushes ahead, reaching the fence. For a moment, Ethan think's she plans to climb it, only for Alex to start moving along the side of it, inspecting the bottom. It takes her a moment, a moment they almost don't have, but she finds what she's looking for, pulling up a bent edge of the fence. "Climb under!"

Another crack of thunder, very close this time, strikes. Ethan does as she tells him, climbing under the fence, then turns and tries to hold it up for her as she wiggles under. Inside the perimeter, Alex heads off towards the mansion, making for a side door. Ethan expects it to be locked, and for a moment it appears to be, until Alex does something weird with the handle and the door frame, popping it open.

And then. The rain comes in earnest, thousands of cold droplets crashing down at once. No time to think, Ethan runs inside, Alex slamming the door closed behind them.