The dim light of a streetlamp illuminate black-colored asphalt. The sky was gray with ominous clouds, pour its contents into the earth below. A lean, slender figure walks slowly under the pouring rain. His body is wet and dirtied with mud, the dissolved volcanic ash that mixed into water, creates a sticky-muddy texture. There's something wrong with his pace. He drag his feet in the slippery road, his eyes are clouded with pain. A scar can be seen in his right leg, spilling fresh blood. But still, he withstand the pain and keep walking. After several minutes, he stops abruptly, unable to continue walking. He just stand there under the cover of night, dumbfounded. What is he supposed to do now? The houses on the side of that road are all closed. The lights are out, leaving a dark, quiet scenery. It reminds him of the lifeless, ghastly town. But there's no zombies or monsters. Just a motionless and lonely night, devoid of all life. Shuddering, he keep walking.
Somehow he knows that his final destination is near. And its there, before he could realize it. A house with its front door shuts, like other houses. The light is out, too. This familiar house is lost its friendliness in this late of night. No salvation, no warmness, no comfort. But he decided to stay in its porch. Maybe miracle will came if he wishing it strong enough. So he sits in the doormat in front of the door. The doormat is dirty, but fluffy enough. He sits there quietly, listening to the sound of rain and trembling at the oncoming cold wind. He waited there, patiently. He wish for a miracle, a coincidental event that will changes his life in a whim. Maybe there's one, maybe there's nothing at all. He sighed at that insight and continued to pray. He was already done anything he can and now what's left is just wait. He submit himself to the fate.
A girl is sitting in front of a laptop. Her eyes fixed in the monitor and the earplugs humming her favorite music. Orange lights fill up the room, generated from a study lamp behind her laptop. Although her ears are plugged, she can still hear the sound of dripping rain from outside. It has been raining a lot recently, especially at night. She sighed, her thoughts filled with only one matter. Him. Yes, she know he was always away at nighttime and will be back at dawn. He always looks okay in the morning, greet her with a cheerful sound. But she still worried about him. If its concern him, she will always do. And tonight, her worries coming again. It must be cold outside. Will he find a warm sleeping face? Isn't he hungry in this middle of the night? Is he taking refugee from this heavy rain? She couldn't stop herself for wondering about unnecessary thing.
She stand up. Something's been bugging her for a while. She walk her way to the kitchen and drink a glass of cold water. Then she stops, not sure what will she do now. 'Maybe, just maybe, I'll go to the front window, just to check it out..', she said quietly in the dark kitchen. A small step, quickly followed by another, and the other step. She walks to the parlor and quickly opens the red curtain that hanging in the front window. Then she opens the "nako" glass beside the window, her whisper can be faintly heard among the chilly wind that blow inside the house, find an escape route to the warmer place. Her lips moving, only to utter a name, his name. And to her surprise, a exhausted reply can be heard from outside the door. She gasps. It can't be...
He is not quite asleep. No, that isn't right. He cannot sleep at all. The weather became harsher and his tiredness became worse. At this rate, he will be stay here all night, cold and injured. But he didn't let himself said even a syllable of complaint. He just sits there, with his eyes half closed, because the rain drops keep hitting his body and eyes.
In the wait, time became so long, yet meaningless. He don't know how long he has to sit, or even how long he was sit here. Time isn't important now. He just want to clings to the so distant hope, of his salvation, and of the one he admired. What is she doing inside now? Is she already asleep? His barrage of thoughts cannot stop and keep running in his head like a scared cockroach. Suddenly, he heard her voice, a beautiful, angelic voice, spelling his name. He cannot believe that. How could it be? She was never here at this late, this must be his hallucination because of the insane thoughts he has. But the voice never fade. It's faint, but it is really there, ringing sweetly in his ears. His heart swollen up with joy. He reply the call with tired voice. And a gasp can be heard from the other side of the door.
Loud footsteps echoing, break the tranquil silence of that house. She runs after told him to wait a little longer. A key, she must fetch a key to open the front door for him. She search above the plastic cabinet and find the right key. She run for the second time and open the wooden front door.
Clack, clack. The sounds of opening key sound so beautiful to him. He stand up and stretch his tired body. And in the matter of seconds, her face shows up, filled with worries and joy. He smile and greet her in a cheerful, loud voice. She smiled back and hug him tight, stroke his head in a delightful manner. She direct her stare at his feet, his injured feet, and a little frown formed between her brow. Without a word, she guide him to the kitchen after she locked the door and treated his injury with care. He is so happy can meet with her tonight and this injury really doesn't matter, but she won't stop treating him.
After the treatment and a little scolding, she bring him to her room. She sit and invited him to come closer. He hesitates, but this offer is too good to be true. He walks, drag along his limp leg and stop just several inch before her. She smiled and pat her lap gently, a subtle sign. She want him in his lap. He shudder in excitement, his state now is weak, so weak that he need a nourishment, especially from the one he loved. He moved his body to her lap and she nod approvingly. Her hand begin to touched softly, running all over his body, and seeped in his spine as a pure pleasure. With gentle touch of her hand, he began to fly away, to the dreamy paradise.
The same room, with orange light bulb still shinning brightly. The familiar rain drop can be heard and a girl is sitting in a green chair. A black laptop in front of her, earphones still humming numerous tone. The same room, but with different scenery. The only thing that differentiate it is her lap. A white, slender body, with his black tail wagging around, sleep there. A male cat, cute male cat is in her lap. She stroke the the soft fur of her cat in her lap with happiness. And her cat just sleep there peacefully.
And tonight, he was found his salvation. Seemingly impossible at first, but at last, a miracle come. He smiling in his tranquil sleep and he knows, she will always there to comfort him, to give him some miracles. But he doesn't know, to her, he is the miracle himself. By just stroke him, let him sleep in her lap, and hear him purring, she found her happiness. A little light in this cold, rainy night.
Somehow he knows that his final destination is near. And its there, before he could realize it. A house with its front door shuts, like other houses. The light is out, too. This familiar house is lost its friendliness in this late of night. No salvation, no warmness, no comfort. But he decided to stay in its porch. Maybe miracle will came if he wishing it strong enough. So he sits in the doormat in front of the door. The doormat is dirty, but fluffy enough. He sits there quietly, listening to the sound of rain and trembling at the oncoming cold wind. He waited there, patiently. He wish for a miracle, a coincidental event that will changes his life in a whim. Maybe there's one, maybe there's nothing at all. He sighed at that insight and continued to pray. He was already done anything he can and now what's left is just wait. He submit himself to the fate.
***
A girl is sitting in front of a laptop. Her eyes fixed in the monitor and the earplugs humming her favorite music. Orange lights fill up the room, generated from a study lamp behind her laptop. Although her ears are plugged, she can still hear the sound of dripping rain from outside. It has been raining a lot recently, especially at night. She sighed, her thoughts filled with only one matter. Him. Yes, she know he was always away at nighttime and will be back at dawn. He always looks okay in the morning, greet her with a cheerful sound. But she still worried about him. If its concern him, she will always do. And tonight, her worries coming again. It must be cold outside. Will he find a warm sleeping face? Isn't he hungry in this middle of the night? Is he taking refugee from this heavy rain? She couldn't stop herself for wondering about unnecessary thing.
She stand up. Something's been bugging her for a while. She walk her way to the kitchen and drink a glass of cold water. Then she stops, not sure what will she do now. 'Maybe, just maybe, I'll go to the front window, just to check it out..', she said quietly in the dark kitchen. A small step, quickly followed by another, and the other step. She walks to the parlor and quickly opens the red curtain that hanging in the front window. Then she opens the "nako" glass beside the window, her whisper can be faintly heard among the chilly wind that blow inside the house, find an escape route to the warmer place. Her lips moving, only to utter a name, his name. And to her surprise, a exhausted reply can be heard from outside the door. She gasps. It can't be...
***
He is not quite asleep. No, that isn't right. He cannot sleep at all. The weather became harsher and his tiredness became worse. At this rate, he will be stay here all night, cold and injured. But he didn't let himself said even a syllable of complaint. He just sits there, with his eyes half closed, because the rain drops keep hitting his body and eyes.
In the wait, time became so long, yet meaningless. He don't know how long he has to sit, or even how long he was sit here. Time isn't important now. He just want to clings to the so distant hope, of his salvation, and of the one he admired. What is she doing inside now? Is she already asleep? His barrage of thoughts cannot stop and keep running in his head like a scared cockroach. Suddenly, he heard her voice, a beautiful, angelic voice, spelling his name. He cannot believe that. How could it be? She was never here at this late, this must be his hallucination because of the insane thoughts he has. But the voice never fade. It's faint, but it is really there, ringing sweetly in his ears. His heart swollen up with joy. He reply the call with tired voice. And a gasp can be heard from the other side of the door.
***
Loud footsteps echoing, break the tranquil silence of that house. She runs after told him to wait a little longer. A key, she must fetch a key to open the front door for him. She search above the plastic cabinet and find the right key. She run for the second time and open the wooden front door.
***
Clack, clack. The sounds of opening key sound so beautiful to him. He stand up and stretch his tired body. And in the matter of seconds, her face shows up, filled with worries and joy. He smile and greet her in a cheerful, loud voice. She smiled back and hug him tight, stroke his head in a delightful manner. She direct her stare at his feet, his injured feet, and a little frown formed between her brow. Without a word, she guide him to the kitchen after she locked the door and treated his injury with care. He is so happy can meet with her tonight and this injury really doesn't matter, but she won't stop treating him.
After the treatment and a little scolding, she bring him to her room. She sit and invited him to come closer. He hesitates, but this offer is too good to be true. He walks, drag along his limp leg and stop just several inch before her. She smiled and pat her lap gently, a subtle sign. She want him in his lap. He shudder in excitement, his state now is weak, so weak that he need a nourishment, especially from the one he loved. He moved his body to her lap and she nod approvingly. Her hand begin to touched softly, running all over his body, and seeped in his spine as a pure pleasure. With gentle touch of her hand, he began to fly away, to the dreamy paradise.
***
The same room, with orange light bulb still shinning brightly. The familiar rain drop can be heard and a girl is sitting in a green chair. A black laptop in front of her, earphones still humming numerous tone. The same room, but with different scenery. The only thing that differentiate it is her lap. A white, slender body, with his black tail wagging around, sleep there. A male cat, cute male cat is in her lap. She stroke the the soft fur of her cat in her lap with happiness. And her cat just sleep there peacefully.
***
And tonight, he was found his salvation. Seemingly impossible at first, but at last, a miracle come. He smiling in his tranquil sleep and he knows, she will always there to comfort him, to give him some miracles. But he doesn't know, to her, he is the miracle himself. By just stroke him, let him sleep in her lap, and hear him purring, she found her happiness. A little light in this cold, rainy night.





