At lunch, Elma had told me she would be working overtime today. I'm currently in the living room catching up on some anime. It's 9:30 pm. I hear the sudden rumble of thunder. Then rain starts falling subsequently.. I hope she's alright.

At around 9:45 pm, the front door's buzzer goes off, alerting me of Elma's arrival.

Upon opening the door, there is Elma, drenched. Her clothes are all soaked in rain water and muddy. Her shoulders are drooping and her eyes have bags under them.

"Good night Nai" she says and lets out a sigh.

"Welcome back. Come in." I take her purse. She sneezes. "Sorry.."

"You look awful dear. What happened?"

She looks the other way. "The rain burst while I was on my way home and I tripped and fell in a puddle."

I give her a sympathetic look. "Isn't that terrible? Let's get you cleaned up, okay?" She slips off her shoes.

I take her hand and lead her to the bathroom. It feels cold.

I begin undressing her by first taking off her black blazer. It's covered in mud from when she fell down. I unbutton her white shirt which is also stained brown with mud. Then I unhook the dark blue lace bra. Next I remove her black pencil skirt and underwear.

I let her sit in my lap, her back facing me and I begin washing her smooth back. When I'm finished cleaning her whole body, I squeeze some shampoo. in my palms and rub it in her hair and scalp. I notice her hair has some mud inside too.

"The fall must have been pretty bad?" I ask her.

"Well I should have looked where I was going" she sounds somewhat defeated.

"It's ok babe. Accidents will happen." I wrap my arms around her.

"I made tempura and manju. Dry yourself and have dinner" I say to her.

She turns around with one swish and beams.

"Yay! I love manju and tempura too" she squeals in delight. I pat her head.

I leave her in the bathroom to dry herself.

I set out her food on the table.

When she is finished eating, I see her power up her laptop.

"Hey! Come to bed" I tell her.

"But I- I wanted to update-"

"No updating tonight. You've worked enough for today. You need to rest. I give her my death stare. "Well I guess I could always do that tomorrow" she says, scratching the back of her head and smiling nervously.

I can still hear the sound of the rain beating against the window panes.

"I told you that for your own good" I say as we both lie in bed. She yawns.

"I guess you're right...Can you come a little closer? I'm cold" she says.

"Sure" with her back facing me, I place my left arm across her stomach, clutching her towards me. while my right arm rests under her pillow. I plant a kiss on her lower neck. She flinches from my lips' contact on her flesh.

"Goodnight Nai."

"Sleep well Elma."