Mia's relationship with William was over, entirely over.
Her heart felt like ashes, yet she hoped for a revival because there were still glimmers of light in those ashes. But once those glimmers extinguished completely, all that remained was a pile of dead ashes.
After leaving the restaurant that day, she wandered through the bustling city streets like a zombie.
The honking of car horns, the laughter of passersby, the music from street vendors...
She was deaf to it all, as if she were the only person in the world.
She walked from daytime into the evening until a taxi stopped at her feet. The taxi's windshield wipers were working non-stop, and the driver leaned out to ask where she was going. Seeing the raindrops on the driver's face, she realized it had started raining.
After getting into the taxi, she held her forehead and quietly watched the rain outside.
The kind taxi driver asked if she needed to go to the hospital because she looked unwell and had been caught in the rain.
