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An older one. About ten of you may have read it before.
Humor me. EDIT: Most of this has been clipped for possible publishing stuff. Let me know what you think if you're reading this, though...

"Rainkiss"

I still don’t know why I’m waiting for her. My canvas shoes are sucking up the rain water like little Hoovers and the newspaper over my head is soaked all the way through to the Metro section. I promised I’d meet her here at midnight, but it’s gotta be one by now. Maybe she didn’t want to head out in the rain. Maybe she missed her bus. Maybe she decided to rethink meeting with a convicted arsonist in the middle of the night. Surely all the water was making her feel safe about the last one...