Cover me

It's raining today. Usually, this would make me want to run outside and stand in the open with my arms outstretched, but I wore flip-flops today and it is actually raining kind of hard. And I am in an office building, so no rain twirling for me.

I went walking on my lunch break. I always enjoy seeing the mass of umbrellas on a rainy day. Originally from a dry, hot climate, an umbrella had never been a necessity for me, and I only recently purchased one to have in my permanent possession.

As I looked around, I saw several people sharing their umbrellas. Friends, couples, random people shoved under the protective covering from the rain.

As this is not common practice for me, I always wondered how all these people had their umbrellas (how did they know it was going to rain?!) and were prepared for the wetness.

I have always fallen into the umbrellaless camp.

I therefore find it even nicer when someone offers their umbrella, a slight shelter, to someone without one.