A Rainy Moment

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He looked deep into her eyes and smiled. “I love you,” he whispered.

She turned away shyly and touched the damp grass. “Stop saying such embarrassing things.”

He laughed and got up, staring at the dark clouds that passed overhead. “I LOVE MILLICENT DE DIOS!” His voice rang across the skyscrapers that towered above.

She smiled and shifted on the worn banig, making the handwoven mat crackle gently at her movements. She touched his face and murmured, “I love you too.”

Just then, the first drops of rain fell from the sky. She stood up and made her way to the nearby nipa huts while he merely stared at the drops that fell on his face.

“It’s raining here,” they said softly into their microphones at the exact same time.

They laughed and held out their hands, happy to share a rainy moment together despite being so far away.

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Image source: deviantart.com/bonafidechimp/art/Sky-s-The-Limit-499149736
First written December 3, 2017.
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