it rained emotions

It began as a whispering in the air. The day had been beautiful and the sky was like a dome of plasma blue. The clouds had looked like airy anvils drifting under the gleaming disc of the sun. Kelly quickened her pace as the clouds began to gather in the sky. When Kelly left work for home, the sky had been postcard-perfect, but it was changing. The beautiful cocktail-blue shade was beginning to darken into gravel-grey. Large pillows of cloud were forming, blotting out the old-gold color of the sun.

Kelly got the first splatter of rain when she was halfway to the bus terminal. There was no bus at the terminal and no bus was coming or going from the bus terminal, which means Kelly had to wait a little longer for the bus. She took shelter under the shield built at the terminal, hoping that she could see out the shower. Droplets of moisture began to drip from the shield and they were sprinkling onto the floor like a gardener’s hose. Then, the rainfall became more intense.

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