As Melanie waited for her mother’s car to (finally) round the bend of the school parking lot, the minutes (dripped) on, like rem
nant raindrops falling from a roof after a hard rain. The (shadows lengthened), and she sighed. What do the underlined words convey?
A.
Melanie’s mother is caught in a rainstorm.
B.
Time is moving very slowly for Melanie.
C.
Melanie is afraid of driving in the dark.
D.
The school parking lot is very large.
