Rain Mood Destroyers

Rainy days are perfect for comfy clothes, a cup of something warm, and curling up in a blanket with a book (preferably a comic book). The sound of raindrops hitting the ground at a fast pace is so soothing. It's a natural lullaby. After the rain falls it smells so clean and fresh. It is so nice! Even better, the day after is usually greener and everything seems replenished.

Rain is great. It is FANTASTIC when you see it like that.

However, there is a dark side to the rain. This is the reason I find myself inside. There are terrifying creatures that lurk. They burst through the ground desperate for air, but ready to destroy. They populate the concrete to such a great extent that when you walk, it is like every step could set off a bomb. So you keep your head down in fear that you might accidentally set one off. As you carefully take each tiptoe step, you notice that some other poor soul has set off one of those bombs. They look disfigured, but they continue to fight for breath. You wish they wouldn't.

"JUST DIE!!" you scream in your head, as you continue your journey to a place of safety. Sometimes, those are not insight for a while. You keep pushing forward with a couple gasps in between each step because you think you might have touched one.

But then, your brain wanders for a moment and unthinkable happened (because you weren't THINKING ABOUT WHERE YOU WERE WALKING!!). You step on one.

You step on a worm. You feel the squish of its body and it surges through your body. You shutter and perhaps you let a tear fall. You are ready to give up, but for all you know you just killed the queen. The army of worms are getting ready to attack. What do you do now?!

So you run. YOU RUN AND YOU STEP ON MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

Finally, you are home. YOU MADE IT. You kick off your shoes - literally. You want nothing to do with them.

You're safe...

Until next time it rains.