Heartbreak weather ~ Niall Horan Short Story Collection

What A Time - Part 1

It was raining that day. And it wasn't a normal, romantic drizling rain that still gives warmth under water, it was heavy, pouring rain, cold and shivering rain.
Niall stands under the rain with his lover, well, ex-lover. His body is stiff, everything is cold but hot at the same time. He feels a shiver coming up, but he's not sure if it's from the cold or from the words that are coming out from her mouth.
"I didn't want to do it here, not like this." She cries under the rain. She covers her face with her eyes.
They were peacefully taking a short jog with each other. Then the sky became dark, and soon, it started drizzling. Maybe it was because of the cold, or the water running down her skin, something snapped inside her and she said it, she said those words she's been holding back the past five months.
'I want to break up.'
She continues to cry in her arm under the rain. He grabs the side of his pants, clenching his hands not knowing what to do with them, or the rest of his body.
"I just can't take it anymore. I don't want to pretend." She cries.
"But," He swallows. "I thought we're good-"
"How can we be good?" She bitterly laughs. "You're gone 90% of the times, I can't have a normal relationship with you because people are watching you every single second. I'm tired of living my life like a criminal."
He feels his body starts to shake. "It's almost over. I'm free after this-"
"No," She swats his hand away. "You're free now, and then what? This won't end. It's a cycle that kept going, it's your job." She sobs. "I am not making you choose between me and your job-"
"It's you. I'll choose you, over and over again."
"Niall, stop!" She bites her lips to try to stop herself from crying. "It's done." She whimpers. "It's over."