Torrents

As I stood in the sunlight, the rays warming my face, I could sense the winds coming. Their hollow rush rifled through the trees, sending their leaves scattering to the ground. I pulled my sweater tighter around my waist, hugging myself with my arms, but it was no use… they would not stop the winds… they would not comfort me. I turned to head for shelter but the winds howled around me, barring my path. I called out for him, begging for him to bring me inside, to shelter me with an umbrella, but he did not answer. And then it started. The rain spattered slowly at first then poured down around me beating my head and arms with its icy sting. I stood there, head hanging, letting it splash off my neck and run down my back. Thunder rolled and lightening cracked across the sky. Then, as suddenly as it had come, the clouds broke, and was I left, standing there. A large puddle covered my feet, my clothes stuck to my skin revealing my thin hips and chest. The rain had stopped, but no matter, I remained wet and it would take a long time to dry.