posted on June 13, 2003 @ 7:56 pm
-"lullaby," the cure
-"sacred," depeche mode
-"her melancholy tune," superdrag
it stormed earlier.
the radar showed a mass of green-fringed red pummeling fredericksburg, and i hoped upon hope that fury would not wane before our acquaintances were made in my little garage office.
en route to 105 e. 27th street, i noticed complete cloud coverage. come on, Mom, brew me a good one. an hour after arriving at work, my second shift today, i heard thunder. looking outside, it was the darkest shade of grey before black. tree limbs were flailing about, limp as ribbons. gusts of mist were shooting into the garage like eerie fog.
ring. 27th street garage, this is chelsea. [thought: oh, this is the speedway garage.] lebrittney asks from across campus, "did a tornado just touch down over there? ask john if he believes me now that it would rain this weekend."
enter nina, beaming. "it's raining." i reply, it's beautiful. nina skips to the back room to make a phone call. "any time the sun's not out and it's not hot, it's a good day. and it's friday the 13th." john points out it's nearly a full moon as well. "that's so cool. i'm such a dork." my spirits are instantly lifted, as if i had choked down my medication.
there's a gap in the garage reaching to the roof, and travis was parked beneath it. hey, my car's getting rained on. "it's getting washed," she offered. well, that's true. we recount experiences of driving in the rain, hers more controlled. during my interstate driving portion of driver's education, Mom decided to give me a taste of what it's like to drive an oldsmobile in the pacific ocean. this little girl was putting along at 35, nearing a stroke.
then as suddenly as it came, it left; the wind was calm, the rain was slackening. nina watched out the window, frowning. the weather here is such a tease, i note. "that's summer. it rains for a little while, then it's gone forever." word.
then as suddenly as it came, it left; the wind was tempestuous, the rain was debilitating. my happiness is such a tease, i note.
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