The Rain is so heavy

I drove back where I drove past a filling station, I parked the SUV aside and rushed inside the shop and ordered three cups of coffee, just when I looked aside I saw a poster advertising regular clothes for fund raising, I asked the cashier where could I get those clothes that were on promotion, she directed me.

I paid up for the coffee and the scones that I had to eat, hunger was roaring like a lion inside my stomach, it was going to be a long night, and the night has not yet begun, Lindy was cold and shivering.

"Here drink this, you'll be alright." I handed over the coffe to her.

"Thanks." she couldn't even lift her hands, the rain had rained hard on her, she was wet, the towel didn't make much of a Job, I had to go back and buy those clothes, but then she'll probably get warm sooner. I sat at the back with her, I took her hands, brought them close to the cup and she looked at me.

"Careful, don't burn yourself… ok?" I dried out the dripping water from her hair.

"Ok… thanks… you are so kind Joseph." she gazed into my eyes. She did not break any contact. I had to break the awkwardness between us.

"When your hands are feeling hot, just remove them and place them on your cheeks."

"Ok, Dr. Joe… I'll do just that!" she smiled

"Let's put this other cup between your legs, don't forget to sip some of that coffee." I pointed out.

"Yeah… you are so sweet" she gazed and smiled at me "I don't know what I've done to deserve a loving, kind and caring friend like you." she faced down with guilt in her eye's.

"Yeah… but I haven't done much, you just have to thank Trevor for hooking us up, don't you think?"

"Yeah… I have to, but he is not the one taking care of me right now. Is He? " she then gave me that frantic gaze.

"Yeah, yeah drink your coffee, it'll get cold."

"But you are also not drinking yours." she said.

"I'll drink…" I then sneezed "… when you are warm enough…"

"Look at you now, you catching a cold." she looked concerned.

"Don't worry about me, I'm strong, colds and flus aren't my concern right now, but you…"

"But…"

"…No buts drink… and if I want coffee, I'll go and get some for myself, and as I've remembered, I have to step out of the car… I'll be right back."

"Where are you going? it's raining hard out there!"

I did not listened to her, I just stepped out of the car and ran straight to the shop where they were selling clothes, and I did not want to tell her, what I was going to do, because she wouldn't let me. I finished doing what I had to do right there and went for another coffee, it rained so hard that if I wanted to drive back home I couldn't, roads began to flood.

"This rain will kill you!" she exclaimed. "Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Look, relax I'm fine, I don't mind at all, as long you are fine and have all the necessities its fine with me!"

"But I'm ok…"

"Who said you are?... here take these clothes and remove the wet ones."

"You got me clothes?"

"Yeah… I know it's not on top of the range… it's just something to prevent you from getting colds."

"Oh J.R... that's very kind of you… but where am I going to change,"

"Right here in the car!" she was stunned. "Oh sorry I can get out of the car if you are afraid that I might peek."

"No it's ok" with a toned down voice. "Don't get out! The rain is so heavy." she commanded.

"Ok I'll just cover myself with the Towel."

"J.R Please, its either you peek or don't, I really don't mind, you've done way too much for me and…"

"Please respect your body, its precious and secure."

"Yeah… you are right!"

As we were having this conversation and she undressed and put on the dry clothes, my phone rang and it was dad.

"Pops Hello!.. Pops can you hear me?"

"Was that your father?"

"Yeah… it is… but the network coverage is bad… how did you guess that, that was my father calling?"

"Its Ricardo's song 'I Love you daddy'…"

"Oh yeah… you are pretty smart… to be an artist." She punched me.

"So um… Boys 2 Men 'Song for Mama' is meant for your mom huh?"

"Yes… hold on… did my phone ring when I was out?"

"Yep it did… song for mama and I love you daddy… I guess that's missed call number four."

"Jesus! My parents are worried about me… maybe I…"

"I think that you should text them… at least you can do that rather than sit here and do nothing."

"Yes, great Idea… thanks."

"I'm done changing."

"Ok… cool…"

"Don't forget to mention that, you can't drive on this heavy rain."

"Yeah… I'm done."

"Great! So you can come and sit with me back here right?" she asked with a nice, sweet, gently and decent voice.

"Yeah… I will, after I have parked the car properly or a little bit closer to the Petrol Pump."

"Ok."

I moved from the front seat to the back.

"Are you warm enough now… are you alright?"

"Yeah… I think I'll be fine."

"Ok… I'm glad then… please tell me, why you were walking alone in the dark and with so much bad weather like that Lindy?" the answer she replied me with, was not something I expected. She said

"I love walking on the rain because that's the only place no one notices that I'm crying."

"Lindy, that is so sad, but also dangerous." I held both her hands "I'm here if you need to talk ok?"

She rubbed her hair backwards, she was tearful, she tried to hold the tears not drop out of her eyes, she sniffed as her head was facing down, I touched her chin, I wanted her to look at me, I was her shoulder to cry on that night, I didn't want to see her tormenting herself like that. She raised her head and said.

"I'm glad that it came out this way…"

"…But, how can you say that? That guy has hurt you!"

"It was probably for the best… in my heart I knew for sure that he has moved on." I knew what she wrote on her diary and it was also clear that she had also moved on, I didn't want to comment but I wanted to hear what she had to say, it was going to break her, I invaded her privacy I had to pretend as if I knew nothing at all.