When it rained

“ OMG !!!! you are completely wet . Cant you wait somewhere till the rain stops ?? “ , my mom exclaimed and came running towards me , a towel in her hand and eyes wide in shock . Its her usual way of reacting . A small scratch in my finger and she covers it with rolls of bandage .

“I actually waited for a long time mom , that’s why it took so long . I thought I could make it here when the rain eased a bit , but…” . I cooked up a story , with the completely innocent face and she bought it .

Its raining , finally !!! . After getting deep fried in the extremely hot summer sun , who would want to miss the rain ??

I was in a bus when it started raining . Most of the bus commuters  welcomed it with a huge relief . But still , they closed all their windows . I couldn’t . It was great to look at the patterns those raindrops where making in the front window and the wipers  putting up a fight with them to ward them off its territory .  I sat there enjoying the rain and the sweet smell of damp earth rising up in the air and people running to take shelters and a few in their bikes , completely soaked and smiling – showing  signs that they love the rain .

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Very soon , I hit a road block . A smug faced 30+ guy sitting next to me wanted me to close the window . He didn’t look like the happy happy kinda guy , so I closed it unwillingly , muttering curses on him . I was totally devastated . I couldn’t just stand it . So got down a few stops before mine and started walking , arms swinging and smiling , surrendering to it in complete satisfaction .

It rained harder and very soon water was flowing swiftly through the streets . Take the  pavement ?? – No way . The roads were deserted , with people take shelter wherever possible . I was the only one walking the streets , actually I was walking right at the center , as if through a red carpet and people crowded at both sides staring at me like some celebrity . It felt great – just awesome .

Soon I had some company .  A few kids were playing splashing water over each other and enjoying the rain . It is always good to see kids playing and that too when its raining . Their pure innocence shining , in the rain .
Finally , ended up in my home , bidding a ta-ta to my friend .