500 Feelings for Rain

Rain has always had a special place in my life. Everything about rain has always made me happy. It is raining outside right now and I feel so incomplete knowing I can't go out and dance in the rain. Living on the third floor has its cons. That, plus the fact I've had an on-again-off-again relationship with cold since the past 3 months.

I am talking to a really good friend right now and a few minutes back it was about rain. We are REALLY good friends but somehow we never let our guards down in front of each other. Guess, rain can make everyone weak in the knees. This is an excerpt from that conversation...

"It's raining"

"Yeah"

"You love rain, don't you?"

"Yes... but how do you know?"

"You're my friend, after all and after so many

years of friendship, I'm a bad friend if I don't

know when you're low and just need to vent

out"

"*sigh* but rains make me happy.This time

it's making me feel sad…”

“So what about rain do you like?”

“I love everything about it. What’s your

question?”

“Just try to list things you like when it rains”

“Okay… I love dancing in the rain. Even in

this thunder. Your turn.”

“Haha okay. But you can hear it too? I mean,

we are 5km away. This must be one hell of a

rain. I love soaking in the rain too”

“That’s not the same thing! Anyway, I like

driving in rain too”

“Scooter or Car?”

“Scooter. I don’t even know how to drive a

car. Why do you think I make you drive me

around all the time, Mr. Chauffeur?”

“LOL. I love long drives. Drive far and away

from everything world has to give us. Driving

towards a peaceful nothingness.”

“I like sitting down taking in the rain and look

at nature quench its thirst”

“I like looking at the birds happily hopping

towards the rain water dripping from the

corners of the roof and come back towards their

nest and do that jiggle to get the water out”

“I like sitting at a roadside dhaba sipping on hot

masala Chai and enjoy pakodas and look at the

slowed down traffic on the highway. I love

walking in the rain.”

“God, I love that too! Now I really want some

chai-pakoda”

“I guess I should go to sleep. Night”

“Yeah me too. Good night.”

I didn’t go to sleep. I’m sitting here recounting this little conversation. I was sad before he pinged me. I have had a lot of things on my mind lately… oh wait *ding* I just got another text.

“I love walking in the rain too.”