As I walked down the alley, rain started pouring down. The thunder and lightning scared me that I am stunned and didn't move an inch. I was in my own little world, fighting with the fright and trying to move my feet to find a shelter. I could feel my nerves was electrified and I was under a roof in seconds.

I looked around and I saw a tall man standing behind me, holding my shoulders with both his hands, and was looking afar into the rain. I slightly turned my body to escape from his embrace and it shocked him a little. He looked into my eyes with those sparkling eyes of his, and he took a step back.
 

He said sorry with his deep voice and then he asked if I was okay. At that time, listening to his deep voice, made me hear nothing else. His voice felt so loud, louder than the thunder. He smiled. I thought, why did a guy given with such a pretty smile? He raised his eyebrows as a signal of repeating his question, so I said "I'm okay, thank you". He nodded and took out an umbrella from his bag, then he gave it to me. I asked him if he had another umbrella and he said no. That was the only umbrella he had, and he gave it to me thought I needed it more than him. 

 

I couldn't accept the umbrella so I decided to give it back but he fiercely said he would be fine. There was an awkward silence for a moment. I braved myself to say things I never thought I would say. "Let's share this umbrella. You walk me home and then you take back this umbrella with you". He seemed to have nothing else to say so I opened the umbrella, pulled his hand and we were together under the small shelter.
 

I felt that my heart skipped a beat, my nerves was electrified, my hands were extremely cold and my feet felt so weak. He took the handle, but his hand touched mine and I felt like my heart stopped beating. He again looked into my eyes, and said sorry. I nodded then the walk began.

 

We reached my home. I was about to leave when he pulled my arm. I looked back, asked what he wanted and all he said was "Be careful in the rain. Don't make me rescue you again because if you do, I'll make you mine forever". I was at lost for words. As he smiled brightly, he turned around and walked away. Then I realized that I didn't even ask his name. I felt regretful and I was determined to find him and to give a proper thanks.

 

I've been walking the alley everyday for a week but I couldn't find him. That day, when I was about to give up, rain poured down. The rain seemed to know how did I feel. I felt so sad that I couldn't find that man and I cried in the rain. At that moment, the feelings that I had a week ago, came back. At the same place I was sheltered last week, I saw that man I was looking for. 
 

I hit his chest hard but he didn't do anything. He let me to hit him as much as I wanted. I hit him, and cried. I asked him where did he go when I was busy finding him and why didn't he tell me his name or phone number to contact. I knew, for the past week, I had been longing for him, missing his deep voice, craving for his smile and wanting to be in his arms. I let it all out. I was sincere with my feelings for the first time in my life.

 

Then, he grabbed my hands, brought them to his chest and told me to feel his heartbeat. I could feel that his heart was beating so fast that I thought they could burst. He said he was longing for me too. For the past week, he walked through this alley to find me but he couldn't. I was so angry and yelled at him, why didn't he wait a little longer. But he smiled. He said, even though he couldn't find me for a week, he knew that that day would come. "We met in the rain and parted in it too. So I believe that we would be reunited in the rain". 
 

I began to remember his last words for me. He told me to be careful in the rain, and don't make him rescue me again and... He said if I did, he would make me his forever. As I was flashing back my memories, he lifted my face and his warm lips touched mine. That was my first kiss in my life and he had it. That time, I felt that the clock has stopped ticking and the world seemed mine. We were in our little world and the kiss lasted for so long.