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Waking up with my entire crew around me was a new experience. I was one of the first awake, and it was interesting watching all the guys wake up. Ben and I were the only ones awake, so I asked him how his ankle was feeling. He said that it still hurt, but it was better.

Jen and Katie were moving around out in the hall, so I grabbed my ziploc of toiletries and tried to get to the hall without stepping on anybody. I was in the very back of the room, so everyone was in between me and the bathroom. I managed to only step on a couple of people, (Sorry, Jordan!) and got over to Jen and Katie. I asked if it was ok for me to go to the bathroom and they said it was fine.

I washed my face again, brushed my teeth twice, scrubbed my retainers as much as I could, and finally left the bathroom when Jordan came in and said that Tullia was waiting on me so she could come. I put my stuff away, knowing that it was probably the last time I would get to use a sink on my trip. I walked back to the library, told Tullia I was back and jumped out of the way as she rushed past me. I did not want to get in the way!

Katie said to start putting my stuff away. I rolled up my sleeping bag and put my clothes sack on top of it, putting my ziploc of toiletries on top of that. I took my gear outside and put it away so I wouldn’t have to worry about it later.

As I pulled my boots on, there was a booming noise outside. I wasn’t sure what it was – it sounded almost like a dumpster lid being slammed back down, but it could have been thunder. I looked out the window, praying that it was not a storm.

It was.

There was rain pouring down, missing our backpacks by about three inches. I was glad that I had taken my stuff out already, since I would have gotten soaked if I had tried to take it out then.

Jen came in and told us to go get our ducky suits and come right back in here. It was pretty funny watching everyone try to squeeze past each other to get to their backpacks, while trying to not get wet. I think we all made it back with only a couple of wet sleeves.

We all sat down on the comfy chairs. At least, the first ones back into the room did. The others had to sit somewhere else. I don’t know where they ended up sitting – I got a comfy chair. LOL

Katie and Jen came into the room serious looks on their faces. They both looked a lot upset, a little bit mad, and a little bit mad. I looked around at my crew, who all looked as bewildered as I felt. What had happened??

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