From Rain to Restaurant: A Night Out in the Downpour

that day, I had drenched in rain twice already
the damned rain
I was sick of it
give me desert
throw me in the hot sands of Thar
I was saying all this to myself
rather, I was screaming 
but the sky doesn't hear
the sky is deaf and stupid
and it won't stop crying until it's done
tired of getting drenched, I stopped at
a friend's shop late evening 
and sat for a while
'Nothing seems to be working out'
said my friend to me while we sat and talked
'Seems so' I replied
he ordered coffee, a cup, just one
the coffee came soon and I drank it
it was still raining
soon, a car arrived and my friend hopped in
and they drove away, all four of them
who they were, I had no idea
I waited for a couple of minutes
outside the shop in total darnkess
it was still raining
I said screw it and got on my motorcycle
I drove to my favorite restaurant in town,
a small one where not many came at night
I sat, there was no electricity
it was still raining
'Eggs?' I asked the owner
'Only chicken and fish tonight' he replied
'Fish' I said
I put on my earphones
classical piano
I needed classical on such nights
I closed my eyes for a minute and listened
a voice called my name
I opened eyes, saw a friend sitting
opposite to me
'Tired?' he asked
'Tired of rain, yeah. I want it
fucking gone now' I replied
'Yeah it has kind of spoilt the mood' he said
we talked a bit
fish came soon
looked superb as always, roasted 
'Fish of smaller waters is tastier' he said
'That's very true' I said
I ate slowly
took me an hour maybe more
it was still raining outside
we talked about Indian classical music
while I chewed on the soft bones
of the delicious fish
soon, a bouncer-like figure walked in, sat,
waited for his takeaway, took it, paid
and left
'He's the bodyguard of a don' said my friend
'Looks like it' I said
I finished eating, my friend got up and left
where he went, I had no clue
I paid the bill
it was still raining
'How do I withdraw cash from my account
if I do not have a card?' the owner asked
as I started leaving
'Why do you think I know the answer.
I do not' I said
it was still raining
I ran outside to my motorcycle, sat and drove 
back to home.

- Tomic