Story By Cocoa Soft
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Cocoa Soft

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Blood Beneath the Umbrella
Updated at May 20, 2026, 23:28
One rainy evening after school, a girl walks home through the quiet alleys of Nemor, sheltered only by her small umbrella. The streets are empty, and the steady sound of rain is the only thing that follows her steps. But in the middle of a dark alley, she notices something—someone. A tall man sits against a cold wall, his leather jacket soaked with rain, blood slowly dripping from a gunshot wound in his arm. His sharp gaze is cold yet exhausted, like someone who has survived far too many battles. He looks dangerous, the kind of man people should run from. Yet she doesn’t. Fear tells her to leave. Curiosity—and something she can’t explain—tells her to stay. That night, beneath the rain and silence, their worlds collide. What begins as a simple moment of hesitation turns into the start of a dangerous connection—one that could drag her into a world of violence, secrets, and a man who might be far more broken than he appears. Because sometimes, the most life-changing encounters happen on the darkest nights… when you stop walking away from the man in the rain.
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