Downpour: A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Downpour: A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Author: Maggie Gates Listening Length: 9h 2m

Ray: Rule #1 of almost dying: Make sure someone knows your passwords. It’s hard to cancel your phone plan if you’re dead. Rule #2 of almost dying: Make sure your house is clean before you walk up the steps to the pearly gates. It makes selling off your life easier. Back-up plans are for people who plan on losing. All...

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Istretched out in my crisp, cool sheets as sunlight leaked through the blinds. Was there anything better than waking up in freshly washed bedding? I could already tell it was going to be a great day.

The window air conditioner rattled like maracas. The pair of googly eyes I had attached to it jiggled with every heave. Poor thing was dying in this sweltering June heat.

“You’re doing great, little guy.” I patted its rusted metal case. “Just keep going.”

I shimmied into a relatively clean pair of shorts I found dangling off the bed frame. One flip-flop peeked out from under the bed, and I found the other on top of my dresser.