Let the Rain Fall

     It was the summer of 1943, and I wasjust seventeen years old. I had lived here, inSummerville, South Carolina, for my whole life. Iwas an only child, and my parents had been wealthyfor as long as I could remember. Th ey had whatwas called old Southern money, and it just kepton coming for them. I was soon to fi nish high schooland attend a fi nishing school, and my parents weredoing all they could to arrange a future marriagewith someone fr om a family equally as wealthy asthey were     Thus begins the story of Katherine, who hasher world turned upside down when she meetsthe new boy in town, William Brenner. Will,with his calm assuredness and unwavering faith,is unlike any person Katherine has ever known.Unfortunately for her, he does not fi t theKensington family ideal of the wealthy, sociallyelite young man they desire for their daughter.As the two fall in love and begin planningtheir future together, Katherines parents do allthat they can to keep the two apart, includingintroducing Katherine to Richard Wellington,their prime candidate for their daughters heart.When confronted with a series of unexpectedand unfortunate circumstances, Katherinesheart is tested in ways she never thought possibleas she wrestles with whether or not to hope whenall she holds dear seems lost.