Unordinary

The bells rang to announce the end of classes, rai was still pouring outside and of course I had forgotten my umbrella. My mother was no longer here to take care of me, she died a few months ago, and my father was already long gone once that I was born. So, I did what I did best and waited for the rain to calm down. I was near the school gate underneath one of the roofs, I lied to my friends about a relative coming to pick me up, that’s what I always did. I didn’t want them to see me in this miserable state, all alone waiting for the rain to stop. I waited there for half an hour admiring the new puddles being formed, I got tired of waiting and decided that that the rain was no where near stopping. I marched into the rain, letting my uniform and bag get soaked but that wasn’t the issue on my mind. I never did like rain but after mom’s death it seemed like it just got worse. I took refuge in a convenience store and go my purse out, but as soon as I got into the umbrella section there was nothing left. Of course, what did I expect on a day like this. I went back out to face the rain again, my thoughts clouded with images of my mother and her comforting words. It never was easy raising a child alone in poverty, because of the state of the house there always was a lot of leakage, lightning seemed like it could pierce through at any moment and the sound of thunder bounced off the walls every few seconds. I have a vivid memory of my mother singing me a lullaby every time I got scared and ran into her arms, but it’s been so long, and I don’t even remember the melody. I stopped running and waited for the light to turn green before I could cross the road again. My mother was a beautiful woman, if she wanted to, she could have thousands of lovers around the world! In the end, she never did get into a relationship and kept saying that it’s better when it’s the two of us. I never did get her genes, my black hair that always managed to look greasy no matter how many times I washed it and brown eyes were to never be compared to her gorgeous brown glossy hair and her blue piercing eyes. Meanwhile that same black was in the same state as my uniform, soaking wet. I walked towards the bus station to find cover once again. A flash. The stone once under my seemed to be replaced by water, my mind was light, and I couldn’t see clearly. Probably an effect caused by the contacts I was wearing. I noticed a light ahead, it felt so warm compared to the rain I faced and the water beneath my feet. I walked towards that light for what seemed an eternity. Once I felt the sensation of the grass beneath my feet I looked around and noticed some blurry outlines of human bodies before I realized that I was at the peak of my body’s limit. Darkness.