Rainbow
Sadness scarred her plain features and etched dark shadows
beneath her wet eyes. Down her colourless cheek a single tear ran, before being
evaporated by the heat of the sun shining through the dirty glass. As if
sensing her mood, it began to drizzle outside. The light rain that danced down
the window was a humourless parody of the woman's grief-stricken face.
The coach
was full of passengers all going somewhere, each with his or her own story to
tell and life to lead. No one noticed the young woman with her head resting on
the window pane. Everyone was too busy with thoughts and conversations to see
that while her moist eyes stared outward, her mind was turned inwardly,
blinding her from the present with memories of the past. If someone had taken
the time to stop and look at her, they would wonder why she looked so sad, so
lost. The curiosity that is so innate to us all would only last a moment. They
would forget her, just like he would. But his rejection had stung her, and she
would remember it for a long time. She had once thought that she was hardened
beyond emotion and pain by the life she had led, but the past had come back to
haunt her, made her feel again, and broke her still fragile heart. He had made
her have hope again, and hope was so cruel. Yet, without hope, she had nothing.
The drizzle caught in the sunlight and a rainbow spanned the grey-blue sky. So
beautiful, so fleeting. It wasn't solid, not something you could touch, but it
was real...
Maybe there
is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, she thought, but I guess I'll have
to climb it to find out.
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