During the drive back to the city Ron attempted to engage Joe in conversation, but Joe’s heart wasn’t in it. The weather seemed to match Joe’s mood. It had been a bright spring day in the mountains, but the closer they got to their destination, the lower and darker the clouds became, forcing Ron to turn on his headlights.
Once they’d entered the city limits, the sky became increasingly more menacing. When the college came into view, the heavens opened.
Pulling up next to Joe’s car in the otherwise empty student parking lot, Ron cut his engine, turned to his passenger and let out a sigh.
Joe nodded. He wasn’t sure what to say, or to be more accurate, was too afraid to say it. He continued to look out of the windshield at the innumerable rivulets of water coursing down it.
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