A follow up to the short story here. A girl did not think her parents’ advice were worth the trouble but ended up splashed by water. But perhaps, things might turn up well, after all…
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A Sparkle in the Rain
He had stopped his car by the roadside and was looking through his rearview mirror at the girl at the bus stop. Moments before, he had driven over a large puddle of water and caused a huge wave of water to splash onto her. She was cursing so loud that even the sound of rain could not muffle her swearing.
Clutching his umbrella, Joshua got out of the car and ran towards her.
“I’m sorry, ma’am. I didn’t mean to-“
Splash!
Before Joshua could finish his sentence, another car passed by and drenched both of them. The profanities doubled now that two people were expressing their displeasures.
When they calmed down (and ran out of expletives), they began to realise their foolishness. Soaked to the bone, they stared at each other and burst out laughing.
“We better get out here,” Joshua gestured. “Unless you want to get drenched again! Come on, I’ll give you a lift to wherever you’re going.”
Well, that’s sweet, the girl thought. Not such a bad day after all.
“Thanks. I was going to a party but under the circumstances, it’s not going to happen. I guess you can buy me a cup of hot coffee instead.”
End
