Whispers In The Rain

st in quiet conversations or the glow of their laptop screens. Outside, the rain continued its ste

t across from her, his black coffee nearly untouched, his fingers loosely wrapped around the cup

sn't said. And right now, she could tell Adrian was caught in the sp

a light tease, "if I ask you another quest

ment flickering across his face.

her chair. "Alright. You said yo

kered away, as if he were looking at somethi

murmured. "Alm

ng in the rain like that. No wonder he looked like a man

she said, and

ake it easier." He let out a quiet chuckle, one that didn't quite reach his ey

that feeling

before asking,

ady, but there was something underneath it-a fracture, a thread of p

breath ca

ng guarded in his expression. "You

e wh

you pi

htened. "I do

rs, as if testing th

to lose someone and have the world expect you to keep going. It's like everyone mo

hing shifting in his expr

n that door, but now that it was ajar,

years. Some days it feels like longer,

ened just slightly

dded.

hem, but this silence felt differe

" Adrian asked, echoin

loved it. Said it made ev

ed, as if h

re closing. The waitress who had served them earlier was wiping

ck on the wall. "We shoul

before turning back to he

her of t

st the table. "You know, I don't usually

ched a br

smiling. "You'

. "Glad to

ing up. "Come on.

em with a gust of wind. The rain had finally started to light

t tighter. "You don't

g her hands into her pockets.

the occasional drip of water from awnings and rooftops. The city was quieter at this

of an old apartment building, i

s me,"

at the building,

ting on her feet. "I g

er for a long mo

r w

ted. "For

small but gen

ld talk himself out of it, he

ught off guard

. "For coffee, I mean. Or

cross Evelyn's lips.

smirked

pocket, pulling out a small slip of paper. He h

r," he sa

ing down at the neat,

him. "Alright, Adrian

ith something unread

ight,

dnig

way, tucking the slip o

, Adrian watched someone walk away wi