Rain

The sky got swamped by dark clouds, Christopher looked up, his eyes shut tightly." Is it going to rain?" Rain was his and his mother's favourite season. He opened his eyes looked tiredly at the ground. His shoulders slumped like he can't even walk now. He started walking back, he glanced back at his mother's grave once again. He started walking aimlessly for a long time, almost like dragging his feet. When he finally looked up, he wasn't sure why he was here. It was his mother's house.... where he had grown up.

He entered the house, the door opened with a creaking sound. The house is still the same but still something is missing. It was a home before only it's only a house with memories. He started walking around as memories flooded his mind, all were with his mother as she brought him up alone. The warmth of the home as almost faded away now.

He entered his mother's room, it was organized and clean. He saw a familiar album on the table under the light lamp. It was his childhood album that his mother made.

He sighed as he caressed the black cover of the album. Slowly tears started gathering in his eyes again, I opened the album slowly, the 1st picture was of him and his mother when he was still a baby sleeping peacefully. Slowly the rustling sound of the pages filled the room, the clock's ticking sound faded away in the background.

The pictures brought back every single cherished memories of his childhood with his mother, 1st birthday, how he used to fall asleep while reading, picnic, how he used to draw on the walls, his 1st day of school.... every memory which used to make him smile now did the same but he smiled as the tears started rolling freely down his cheeks. His mother loved to capture every moment with him... but time surely doesn't turn back now only this memories are left with him. His eyes wander through the pictures, a familiar face caught his eyes, it was his childhood friend and..... well whatever.

It started raining heavily, the sound of the rain always calming as ever. He sat down on the bed, his tired eyes wandered towards the window. The sky was darker than before, it's been hours now, already night. The clouds still covering the sky. He loosened his tie and murmured to himself " Perhaps I will just stay here tonight. " He looked around the memories haunting his heart. He flopped on the bed tired and looked blankly at the ceiling. His stomach growled lightly, he didn't eat anything from last night. But he couldn't careless. The sound of the rain filled the empty and cold house a stark contrast of the warmth that filled this house which used to make it his safe haven. Slowly his tired eyes fluttered closed, as sleep claimed him, he drifted into a dream.

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