When It Rains

When it rains in California, it pours more than just water. Today it's raining, and as I stepped out of my mom's car, she warned me that the storm would only get worse as the minutes passed. Only one word managed to escape my thoughts and out my lips in a soft mumble.. Fitting. Upon walking into the school's hallway, I passed a classroom. Normally, that would not be a big issue, but you see.. That room is currently holding a very special person. She is unique in my life, she is a girl I went seven months without, she is Jill, my old best friend.

 

We had spoken for the first time yesterday, and it was completely on a whim, an act made for no reason in particular, a game of chance on both parts. This meeting, however, was not filled with the anger or tears that were actually expected from at least one side, just.. Fun. The fun we use to have, the fun I know I'll never find in another person.

 

As I slowly began to walk to my locker, I could hear the rain pouring harder as my emotions went wild. I feel I am at a point where I don't belong anywhere specifically, but am a part of many different places that I need to remain in. It truly is an awkward position, especially when you're needed in more than one spot at a time, but you grin and you bare.

 

I finally stepped outside again, only to feel that the rain had in fact gotten harder and colder, as if mad at me. I stood under a building's roof and opened a soda I had brought with me from home, I needed to start waking up. I casually stuck my hand into my letterman, but... Something was inside my pocket. I wrapped my finger around what felt like cold metal and found Nikki's hair clip, the one she had put there during a party we'd gone to Saturday night.

 

My thoughts lost themselves after that. Nikki is my best friend, as she says to me often. But Nikki and Jill do not like each other, and they hold a clear discontent for each other that I know will not leave. Now I feel caught, I don't know what to make happen next in the story because, I haven't quite figured that out myself. I can feel the depression, after that I don't see much else. The gun's in the next room..

 

My birthday is in two days, but I'm not sure how excited I feel. Jill offered me a ride so I wouldn't have towalk in the rain.. I'm pretty sure Nikki has something planned for the day, maybe keeping plans with both of them, but separated, is healthy for me now. I don't know, birthday's should be fun, but I'm not all that looking forward to mine, to being an adult, because then, I'll HAVE to face responsibility.

 

When it rains in Californina, it sure as hell pours.

Reviews

[ChristianM]

An interesting look at growing up and seeing how people chnage. If you added a bit more detail, I think it would improve the story greatly. I kind of thought the rain pouring harder was a result of her emotions running higher.
In any case, good story.

[Moyo]

I enjoyed reading this short story. I'm a big fan of rain, I adore it when it pours like crazy, and this piece of writing brings back many memories.

[Dean]

Pours hard, but when it clears up, rainbows come out and the sun shines brighter. When it rains in California, I'm always there with an umbrella.