~ Maddi and the girls sheltering from the storm ~<br/><br/>Thankful they were all together and no-one was left out alone in the storm, Maddi pulled Lizzie closer to share as much body heat as they could.  After a few minutes silence, with just the sounds of the storm around them she could see that none of them were going to get to sleep, not in this.  Rather than let them sink into their own thoughts and let themselves get bogged down in the realities of their situation, Maddi raised her voice and said, "Well, I think it may not be the right time for ghost stories, but maybe we'd be better of talking to each other.  We're all a bit cold to sleep and I don't think this storm is going to let us anyway."<br/><br/>Although she did have to talk loudly, it was a relief not to have to shout as they had done on the boat and on the beach, the little cocoon they were in at least cut them off from the worst of the wind.  She took in the look of tiredness on the other two girls faces, and she was worried they may shut down, "Come on guys, we can't let ourselves get too sorry for ourselves." she nudged them both, "How about I tell you what a stupid ass I've been recently and then you can just feel sorry for me?!"