Day 29 – Doing something sweet
Malik sighed and looked outside. It was raining heavily and of course he hadn't an umbrella. He would be completely soaked until he was home. He averted his eyes and looked at the clock. Just a few minutes left. Lightning flashed and growling thunder followed. The strong wind beat the rain mercilessly against the windows. Great! Could it get even worse?
When class was over, his classmates rushed towards the doors. Malik didn't hurry. Leisurely he changed his shoes. Today of all days Ryou had to be sick. Ryou would have had an umbrella for sure. He sighed. Outside, he leaned against the wall and looked up into the almost black sky. Another lightning flash and more thunder. It felt as if the thunder made the earth tremble. He wondered if he should wait until the rain subsided, but it didn't look as if that would happen in the next few minutes.
The student flow dried up and Malik was alone. He knew that he couldn't stand on the porch forever and had to go out in the rain sometime, but he wanted to wait a bit.
"Hey!"
Malik rolled his eyes. That's all he needed. "What do you want Mariku?"
"Are you waiting for someone?"
"I'm waiting for you to disappear."
"Don't you have an umbrella?" Asked Mariku, ignoring Malik's teasing.
"That's none of your business." Malik grumbled. He really didn't want to deal with Mariku right now. There was probably no other person on this planet who annoyed him more than Mariku. Their encounters always ended in dispute. Well, to be honest, it ended with him being all furious and Mariku grinning like a mad man. Malik couldn't deal with Mariku's narcissistic, arrogant behavior.
Mariku held his umbrella over Malik. "Come on."
Malik looked at him surprised. "Is this a trick?"
"No." Mariku replied with a shrug. "We have almost the same route home. I can't take the responsibility that you stand here all night." He smiled slightly.
Malik pushed away from the wall. Silently they walked side by side. Malik had his heart in his mouth. He had never walked this peacefully next to Mariku, therefore he expected a stupid remark every moment, but Mariku stayed silent.
Malik peeked at Mariku. Their eyes met and Malik looked away quickly. Thunder crashed deafening above them. The earth seemed to tremble and Malik came unconsciously closer to Mariku. "Are you afraid?" Mariku asked with a slight smile.
"No," said Malik, but held fast onto Mariku's jacket.
Their paths separated. "Thank you." Malik muttered without looking at Mariku.
"Take it." Surprised Malik took the umbrella as Mariku gave it to him. "Give it back to me on occasion."
"But you will get wet!" But Mariku had already stepped in the rain. He raised his hand in farewell and ran. Malik looked after him. He blushed. "Idiot." He whispered, his grip tightening.