We stumbled out of the concert venue, swept along by the sea of bodies that were sweaty with excitement. Once the crowd hit the sidewalk it dissipated, everyone heading in different directions. Some headed to the back to meet the band, others hailed a taxi. We found our way down the street, our sneakers hitting the odd puddle from that day's rain.
For a little while, we couldn't talk about anything other than how amazing the performance was or how the performers looked. But bit by bit we started to calm down and fell into a comfortable silence.
The sky was dark- in the city you can't see the stars. The only light was from cars and the dim, slightly orange street lamps. I don't know exactly when it started raining, but when I looked over at her, her hair was plastered down and she was looking at the sidewalk. I could see her eye makeup starting to run with the rain, and it reminded me of a song that we'd heard at the concert, "Darling." So I began singing it.
"You told me forever..." Her head snapped up to look at me and she immediately joined in, a huge grin emerging on her face.
"And I told you the same," we sang in unison. We began singing louder.
"But the thing is you never did tell me your name!" We carried on singing and began to walk faster. Soon we were shouting the lyrics and dancing down the street, and the few people who were still out that late at night laughed at us. But we didn't care; we were so giddy, both their laughter and the raindrops rolled right off of us. When we reached the chorus, we took each others' hands and swung each other around.
"So dance with me, darling, out in the cold rain! If we stick together we'll turn out the same. With your arm in in my arm, and head in the clouds--" at this, she finally realized why I had begun to sing the song in the first place. The last lyrics came as more of a laugh than a shout.
"Your makeup is running, try not to fall down!" We finished the song and broke apart, and she started laughing and clutching at my arm.
"You sang that whole song to tell me my eyeliner was running?"
I shrugged, smiling. "You joined in."
She wiped her eyes on her sleeve and fell into step beside me, resting her head on my shoulder as we came to a halt at the bus stop.
"That I did."
