And Then The Rain Came

We just lay there, peaceful. The sun was masked by the ever-greying clouds, they were heavy but patient. The air grew cooler and the breeze stronger, everyone else had made their way back indoors, safe from the rumbling sounds of thunder that echoed around the garden. She became agitated, "it's like christmas or my birthday" she said. I persuaded her to stay, the suspense was getting too much for her but I knew it'd pay off. I was listening for it, like I could hear it, through the trees getting closer. I couldn't help but smile, I could depend on it. I knew with every bit of me that it wouldn't let us down, it wouldn't stand us up, cancel or be late. It would arrive exactly when I knew it would. There were false alarms; leaves, petals but "only when we both feel it" she said. It had to be the real thing.

I felt the first drop, doubting for a second, but the next drop confirmed that it was here and by no means half-heartedly. She screamed and I screamed as the refreshing rain surrounded us, it was cool and soothing. The look on her face was enough, it was our acheivement - we waited for it and it came. I slid into my shoes, grabbed hers and tossed her over my shoulder. "There's no time!" She squealed with laughter as I hobbled across the grass, the doors were open wide and the rain was pouring in. We pushed them shut and sat down to watch the grand finale of the show we waited for. She ran her fingers down the glass window, following the raindrops that so elegantly trickled from the top to the bottom. I watched as the ground got coloured in by this transparent paint, it was truly worth waiting for.

I couldn't change the fact that it was coming, I could curse or moan but it would change nothing. All that I could do was sit back and enjoy its majestic arrival, accepting that it could be here for minutes, hours, even days. That, I didn't know yet but it was ok, because what I did know was of much higher importance. I knew that at some point, near or far, the rain would stop and the sun would break through. And we'd begin again.