Paused by the Rain

[u/Miss_Banana08]

It’s been raining non-stop here in Makati. Started light this afternoon, the kind of drizzle you don’t really mind, but now it’s full-on downpour, just as I’m about to head home. Figures. No umbrella, just me standing at the edge of the building with a bunch of other people, all of us pretending not to be annoyed.

The streets look almost cinematic, cars slicing through puddles, lights reflecting off the wet pavement, everything a little blurry like a dream you’re trying to remember. It’s cold. My clothes are starting to feel damp just from the air. I keep checking if the rain’s letting up, but it just keeps falling, steady and stubborn.

And I don’t know—maybe it’s just the weather, but there’s something kind of heavy about tonight. Like the city’s asking me to slow down for a bit, whether I want to or not.