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Better than Rain

Rain always calmed her down, made her think and, oddly enough, made her happy.

But today it was sunny. And hot. Not a cloud in the sky. And she was miserable.

It had been a long day. She was tired and stressed and lonely. She hadn’t been able to reach him all day. He was just at work she was sure, but that didn’t change the fact that she wanted to hear his voice. It would make her feel whole again. She felt silly even thinking it but that didn’t make it any less true. He completed her.

And instead of being with him she was stuck in traffic. In a city full of people who couldn’t care less.

An hour later she finally walked into her apartment. As she turned on the shower she was hoping to pretend it was the rain. To calm her down, and cheer her up.

She spun around as she heard a noise behind her. It was him. He had the key she gave him. And a rose.

It was better than the rain.

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