A Rainy Afternoon
One umbrella, two people, and a walk to the station
One afternoon, dark clouds covered the whole sky.
Haru and Aoi were still talking on the bench.
, cold rain began to fall on them.
"Oh no, it is raining harder now!" Aoi said.
They stood up and looked for a dry place.
Aoi opened her bag and found one small .
"I only have one. We can it," she said.
Haru felt , but he stepped under the .
Their shoulders were almost touching in the rain.
"The rain is getting stronger," Haru said quietly.
They started walking slowly the train .
Water was running down the like a small river.
Aoi held the , but her arm got .
"Let me hold it now," Haru said, and took it.
He held it a little higher for both of them.
The rain was singing softly on the top.
They did not talk much, but they both smiled.
At the , the rain slowly became lighter.
"Thank you for sharing your ," Haru said.
"We stayed dry together. That was fun," Aoi said.
Her train came, and she stepped inside the door.
"See you at the bench!" she said through the window.
Haru waved as the train moved slowly away.
He walked home in the rain, feeling warm inside.