Leaving The Rain Alone

“Run fast, it’s gonna rain!” she screamed at her child. She was a woman in her late twenties, a mother of a four year old cute little boy. He kept looking at his mother’s tensed face and asked, “Why does it rain, mom?” She looked at him with deep green eyes and replied, “Because the rain wants to drench you so you can fall ill.”

“No! I want to get drenched. I want to bathe.”

“Baby, I’ll let you bathe once we get home. Good boys do not bathe here.”

“Please, mom. Please!! The rain is tasty. I know it.”

“Fine. And when you sneeze, then don’t tell me that I didn’t stop you!”

The innocence in his smile always defeated her. He bore his father’s smile. The same ear-to-ear grin never left the little kid’s face. He looked up in the sky with questioning eyes. He wanted it to rain and as he was seeking his answers, his cheeks felt a drop and he smiled. He turned back towards her mom and screamed, “Hey mom!!! It’s raining. It’s actually raining. Yay!!” She smiled at him and replied, “I know it baby. You like it??”

“I love it.” She saw her son dancing in the rain, splashing water with his small feet and laughing his way to fun. She rested by the pole and felt a wet shower on her face too. She recalled all the moments spent with Sam’s dad. The love of her life who could never come to know that he had a son who looked exactly like him. Sam saw his mom lost in her thoughts and decided not to disturb her. She put her hand out in the rain just to know if she was alive….to remind her that she was not numb. She turned her attention towards Sam again, to make sure that he didn’t get hurt in the rain just the way she had been. With each drop of rain she saw on Sam’s baby face, she screamed silently. Just then, a steady arm rested on her shoulder. She looked back and he took her in his arms to console her. Sam saw the man and screamed, “Dad!!! See, I’m drenched.”

“I’m sure you are, Sam. You loving it?”

“Yeah!!”

“Good. Come, let’s go Sam. Come on Amy, its time.”

The family left leaving all the past memories and the rain alone to cry!!

(Word count: 391)