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mason murphy walked around the corner from the old town hall. he decided to go for a walk in the dead part of the town, where he could be alone for the night. nobody lived or worked there anymore.

he found a step of an old bakery and sat on it, pulling out a bottle of whiskey he'd stolen from his uncles alcohol cabinet. just as he was about to take a swig, he saw a girl spinning around in the rain, singing. it was obvious she was happy.

as he peeked his head out more to have a better look, he dropped the small bottle of pills he was going to use to kill himself with. the bottle hit the ground and the pills scattered themselves everywhere, making a very loud noise.

suddenly the girl stopped and turned. she looked around until finally she laid eyes on mason. she started to approach him, seeing he was struggling to pick up pills, he had been so desperate to end everything. she stood there folding her arms.

"a druggie. of course." she said, frowning with annoyance.

mason looked up at her, trying to hold back tears. if he cried, he made himself feel worse.

"suicidal, actually." he corrected her in a harsh tone.

autumn stood quiet and thought to herself for a second.

"oh. i'm sorry." she apologised awkwardly.

he shrugged, not making any eye contact. autumn decided to help the poor boy. she bent down and helped him pick up the pills. once finished, they both stood up, brushing themselves off.

"i'm autumn walker by the way, seventeen years old." she informed, holding her hand out for him to shake.

he looked to the side, feeling ashamed and embarrassed about the pills incident. autumn nodded and let her hand fall to the side.

"i like your name." the strange boy commented.

autumn narrowed her eyes, sussing the tall figure out. he looked down to his feet, feeling unnerved by her stare.

"i like your hoodie." she finally answered.

silence filled the air until he brought up the courage to speak again, "why do you love the rain so much?"

"the sound of it allows me to think. why do you hate it?" the expression in her face showed she was truly perplexed.

"thinking is where i go wrong." he admitted.

"i also jump in puddles." a giggle escaped her lips, along with the excretion of cold air.

he raised his right eyebrow, "you're seventeen..."

"exactly!" she smiled, "we grow up too fast, don't we?"

he shrugged, clearly not wanting to answer. soon enough, silence had presence again. the mysterious boy nodded at her as if to say goodbye. he put his hands in the pockets of his hoodie, then turned on his heel and began to walk away slowly.

she watched him, letting him leave her alone in the dark.

"wait!" autumn called out into the empty street, "you never told me your name?"