C28 Malik

THE RAIN was a light patter against the umbrella, but it was the only sound Tami heard.

She never heard the sound of what the priest had been saying in the sermon, nor all the nice words that supporters shared.

It was all drowned in the sound of the rain and her own sniffles.

Raphael held her close to his side with his arm around her waist.

Even though he didn’t know Mr. Knowles