the rain

the rain drops they fell. light on her face at first, mingling easily with her tears.
she barely felt the pebbles dig into her bare feet. her heart was broken, and then the skies fell open. it was as if the very heavens above grieved with her. she felt the whipping rain stinging her forearms.
she kept on walking. desolate and confused. she was determined to finish the long mile still.
she kept her face open to the skies, her head held high and she blinked often to clear her fixated eyes.
she was close, so very close and she could feel the end just there, ahead of her.
she wondered then who would miss her? who would miss her crooked smile and loud giggles? who would come to look for her, after?
she was depressed in the discovery of the stark answers. no one.
there would be no one that would reach out for her, and she rolled her shoulders back, sobbing openly.
it was time and she was ready. she paused in anticipation and then in a heartbeat she stepped forward, out into the nothingness of space.

~fictional piece by amreeth~