On and on it went. At times, it was completely drowned out by the rain. Then it would reappear faintly, whenever the storm noise abated a little and continue with its own steady rhythm. It went on for about ten minutes. Billy knew because he looked at his watch. Then there was absolute silence for another few minutes. Finally, he heard footsteps coming back up the stairs. The door opened and a very red-faced Johnny came into the room. Avoiding all eye contact, he mumbled something about reading in his room and disappeared upstairs until dinner
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