“This is the first time it has rained since we arrived here a week ago.” She stretched her hand out beyond the makeshift camp they had built.
The air there was always cool, but it never felt refreshing. Because of their circumstances, they were constantly on the move, travelling along rough paths and pushing through bushes. They rolled around in sticky soil, and dirt stuck to them every time they tried to sleep. Their bodies were never clean of dirt and sweat, so it was only natural that they never felt fresh.
Max joined Anna in what she was doing, extending his hand to feel the freshness of the rainwater falling directly from the sky, washing over his palm. “I used to always avoid the rain because running in the rain made me look silly. But now, I feel something different.”
When the ra
