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Rain Between Us
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2026-04-24 15:00:00The rain had been falling since dawn — a steady, whispering drizzle that blurred the world outside the classroom windows into soft gray streaks. Elena’s hand moved mechanically as she drew neat lines of chalk across the board, but her thoughts drifted elsewhere — to the sound of Adrian’s voice from last night, low and steady, carrying a weight she hadn’t been ready to hold.
The children’s chatter filled the room like background music, but she was barely listening. She’d woken with th
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