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Chapter 34 - Caught in the Rain

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The sound of heavy rain hitting the glass of the building had been heard since the afternoon. The street lights slowly lit up as the sky grew darker. Elena tucked her drawing tools into her folder, took a deep breath and stared at her office window filled with the shadows of water drops.

What a day, she thought. But all the designs are done, all the revisions have been sent, nothing else is pending.

"Miss Elena, you're not home yet?" asked Mila, wearing a light raincoat and carrying an umbrella.

Elena stood up and straightened her bag. "Waiting for a taxi."

Mila glanced outside. "It's raining really hard. I'll just wait in the lobby."

Elena just smiled.

After Mila said goodbye, Elena walked down to the lobby. Her shoes were wet from the puddles on the front steps. Her hair was starting to get damp even though it hadn't really left the canopy roof.

Elana stood on the sidewalk, trying to order a taxi from the phone app. But everything was "unavailable".

"Geez, not like this," she mutte
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