and thats when i looked through the rain i was drenched like a dog thatd fallen in the flood and looked out across the parking lot and there by the side of the road , out under a giant loblolly pine sheltering from the storm , loopey stood atop her car wavin at me there was a break in the storm behind her , and the sky was lit up , and the water wasnt coming down so fierce and thats when it hit me .