Rainy love

Rainy love

A Short Story

by team number two

Kate Ball kept an eye on the ripped gun in her hands and felt sad.

She walked over to the window and reflected on her derelict surroundings. She had always hated creepy New York with its noisy, narrow nooks. It was a place that encouraged her tendency to feel sad.

Something in the distance caught her eye, or rather someone. In the blink of an eye she saw the figure of Andrew Randall. Andrew was a predatory monster with handsome eyes and greasy hands.

Kate gulped. She glanced at her own reflection. She was a violent, mean, whiskey drinker with big eyes and skinny hands. Her friends saw her as an anxious, angry angel. Once, she had even brought a fresh old lady back from the brink of death.

But not even a violent person who had once brought a fresh old lady back from the brink of death, was prepared for what Andrew had in store today.

The rain hammered like chatting dogs, making Kate shocked.

As Kate stepped outside and Andrew came closer, she could see the misty glint in his eye.

Andrew glared with all the wrath of 1788 stupid moaning mice.  He said, in hushed tones, “I hate you and I want love.”  He wanted to cry his eyes out at that moment.

Kate looked back, even more shocked and still fingering the ripped gun. “Andrew, I love you,” she replied. It seems that they see eye to eye in their relationship to each other.

They looked at each other with a sight for sore eyes, like two silent, smoggy snakes sitting at a very brave funeral, which had trance music playing in the background and two arrogant uncles crying to the beat.

Kate studied Andrew’s handsome eyes and greasy hands. Eventually, she took a deep breath. “I’m sorry,” began Kate in apologetic tones, “but I don’t feel the same way, and I never will. I just don’t hate you Andrew.”

Andrew turned a blind eye to her words and looked worried, his emotions raw like a huge, hissing hat.

Kate could actually hear Andrew’s emotions shatter into 9476 pieces. Then the predatory monster hurried away into the distance.

Not even a glass of whiskey would calm Kate’s nerves tonight.

1.Keep an eye on (something/someone):

Meaning: To watch or monitor closely.

2. In the blink of an eye:

Meaning: Very quickly; in an extremely short amount of time.

3. See eye to eye:

Meaning: To agree or have the same opinion.

4. Turn a blind eye:

Meaning: To ignore or pretend not to notice something.

5.Cry one’s eyes out:

Meaning: weep bitterly and at length

6.Catch somebody’s eye:

Meaning:  be noticed by smn or attract smn’s attention by making eye contact with them.

7. A sight for sore eyes:

Meaning: means that a person is happy to see someone or something

Examples

“Could you keep an eye on my bag while I go grab a coffee?”

“The car disappeared in the blink of an eye.”

“They don’t always see eye to eye on political matters.”

“The teacher decided to turn a blind eye to the students chatting quietly during the exam.”

“I was upset that day because of breaking up with the guy, so I cried my eyes out.”

“I was looking around the store for a present for my mom, and this book caught my eye.”

“Seeing you after so many years is a sight for sore eyes.”

                                         Questions
What did Andrew want to do after he said that he hated Kate and wanted love?
Whom did Kate once bring from the brink of death?
What hands did Andrew have?
How did Kate’s friends see her?
Who was Kate?
What is the relationship between Andrew and Kate?
Why is it that Kate’s mood changes so much and she can’t tell if she loves Andrew?