She walked alone down the street, and across the sidewalk. Holding an umbrella, she slowly made her way through the busy crowd. She seemed to be the only one who was so down and out.
Suddenly she heard a song. She stopped and stood still, listening.
"But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know..."
She heard this song before, but she did not expect to hear it again now, in this state of mind, with this tearing pain in her heart.
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know...
Somebody that I used to know... These few words described her situation so vividly. She really thought i t was heaven at first, but it ended up like this.
She did not know how long she had been standing alone on the street until she realized how cold she felt. She came out of her trance. The rain had soaked
through all her clothes.
The rain ran down her face and blurred the road before her. She wiped the rain from her face and walked on...
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