On the sidewalk, in the pouring rain
In the spotlight, did you steel my pain
Alex Lloyd – I Wish
You look out over the rain drenched street from your window on the first floor. The strange blue box on the street corner had caught your attention five minutes before but you had brushed it off. Now you were just watching the rain as it fell past the street light, glowing it would seem. Your eyes were drawn away to the young girl who ran out into the rain. You recognise her as Rose Tyler, the girl who's face you had seen on the missing person posters in the neighbourhood months back. You had seen her mother taking them down one day and you had asked her about Rose. She had just smiled sadly before telling you Rose had met a man and they had gone traveling. But Rose now stood below on the street looking up towards your window, you knew she could see you. You raised your hand in greeting and she smiled sadly back at you, returning the gesture. You could see the tears in her eyes even from this distance, with the rain streaking down her face. You wonder what has caused her to become so upset, did she have a fight with her mother? But then you see him walking up behind her, the look on his face scares you slightly, but it softens instantly when she turns to face him. You watch them as they argue, their faces reflecting their emotions so clearly you feel the tears in your eyes as he turns from her and walks down the street. But then you hear her voice so clearly, as if the rest of the world had stood still waiting for them, "I love you!" You watch as he falters in his steps, "I love you and I'm not going to stop just because you say it isn't right. They are gone, you can't live by their rules forever." His whole body crumples as if under great strain. "What they would think doesn't matter, and God knows what my mother thinks doesn't matter to you, none of it matters. I just want you to love me back, cause no matter what I'll always love you." You watch as he straightens and spins to face her, the smile on his face is gentle, but you can see the grin that lurks beneath. He walks back to her, gently running a hand down her cheek and you can't help but brush the tears from your own eyes. A smile spreads across your face as he takes her lips with his own, gently at first but quickly growing into something more.
With a laugh you open the window and stick your head out, yelling to the two of them still wrapped up in their own little world. "Get her inside before she gets a bloody cold!" They laugh as they look at you, joy on both their faces. He nods to you quickly before scooping her into his arms and walking down the street, entering the strange blue box. You close the window and the curtains not noticing the low grinding that comes from the street corner.