The Raincoat

She put on her raincoat, although outside the sun was shining bright. She felt safe and secure but She was burning inside.

He came one October day and saw her from beneath her sweaty decay. He offered to hold on to her raincoat. To her it will be returned if the rain should fall, He took note. She was reluctant at first but and after some time, She couldn’t decline. Wherever She went, there He would be and the raincoat, incase it should come in handy. She looked at it every now and then. Always keeping it from within a comfortable distance.

Slowly but surely, He wished the raincoat She would forget. For if it rains, He would do his best to protect her from getting wet. But She was afraid of letting the raincoat go. It has been her shield from the rain, the wind, the cold. He tried his best to gain her trust but the raincoat remained something She had to grasp.

She was spoiled for the raincoat and He.

She knew his intentions were true and saying goodbye to the raincoat would one day be due. She was doing fine without it for a month or so but one fateful night, She said impulsively, “Don’t hug me, the raincoat will see…”

He was broken hearted and hurt. She was guilty and deeply sorry.

She is confused, torn and shattered in all her folly.

But soon, She will have to open her eyes…look from beyond her disguise, wake up and see...that reality is just as it should be.

Miracles happen but not in this story.