"Adam Jordon Parker! Where the hell were you? You scared the living lights out of me." mom screamed into my ears. It is a miracle they are not bleeding to death.

"just out for a stroll." I shrugged. "stroll! Are you listening!!! Four hours of strolling. I thought you are going to punch Daniel." She took a deep breath.

"what! I wouldn't do that. you are over reacting. Things are good now. I need to sleep mom. Good night." I stood up from the chair.

"what do you mean by that?" she asked raising her eyebrow. "nothing. Just sleep now, mom or you would get dark bags under your eyes." she hit me on my head. Ow!! "don't say that again. Off you go now." She motioned with her hands.

Once I was in room, I saw Greg lying on bed texting someone. He was smiling, and may I add weirdly. He didn't even hear me come in. I snatched his phone. "what the hell!!! Give my phone back Adam." He growled with anger.

"whom are you texting? Ohh... Amanda. I see. Your ship is sailing bro!" I threw the phone back at him and he caught it in time. "oh shut up! Let me ask, what is going on with you and Anna. If I am not wrong, I heard you saying to her dad that you love her." he narrowed his eyes at me. "when did this happen? Care to tell me."

I looked at the ceiling above me which now seemed to be more interesting rather than answering Greg's question. "well, I don't know. I didn't even register that it left my mouth. I mean how can I love her, she has been here for only like a month and half of which she hasn't talked to me." I am seriously starting to think my brain is dysfunctional.

"it just takes a moment to happen." Said Greg patting on my shoulder. "what do you mean?" I asked him. "nothing." And he went to sleep. I was also tired after running and fighting, good thing mom didn't quite notice the bruise. Well! It isn't noticeable too much, anyway.

"what's that? and how and why?" Greg said pointing to the bruise on my stomach. A big red mark, sore with little blue and blackness surrounding it. I slipped the t-shirt on my body to leave but Greg closed the door. "explain" he demanded pointing to my stomach.

"got into a fight with Alex." I said shrugging. "when?" arggh! He is enquiring too much but I told him everything from my running to fight and then what happened at Anna's house. "so, her dad is cool with you?" he asked me while we walked down for the breakfast. "I hope that, maybe!" well, all I can do is hope.

After parking the car in the school parking lot, we headed to the locker. I was taking my books out when I saw Sam in front of me looking all happy and smiling. "what happened? Why are you smiling?" if possible her smile widened even more. "I saw the best thing in morning, made my day."

"what?" I closed the locker and now there was Greg behind me also listening to Samantha. "that" Samantha said pointing something behind me. I turned to see what she was talking about and surely it was a sight to watch. I felt proud to see the damage I made. There by his locker stood Alex with a black eye and a big bruise on his cheek.

"well, he did it." Greg said to Samantha smiling. "what? When?" she looked perplexed. But the bell rang and we had to rush to our classes. "you should ask Anna." Greg said making his way for the history while Sam turned for her chemistry.

I entered my English and sat behind Ryder, after greeting him with a fist bump. Soon I saw Anna enter the classroom but unlike the past week instead of sitting far away from me, she took the seat next to me and smiled seeing me. "hey" she greeted me and Ryder.

Ryder replied him and turned in front because the teacher had entered the class. Anna took out a page from her notebook and started scribbling something. She then passed the paper over my desk. 'I forgot to say you thank you yesterday. So, thank you for what you did!' I smiled at the note and wrote my answer. 'it's okay, no worry.' And passed the note to her. she looked at me and then smiled before folding the paper and keeping in her notebook. Things were back to normal, she sat with us at the lunch and at the classes. She was laughing and enjoying as if nothing ever happened. No one of us did ask her any question too.

After my gym, I was standing outside Anna's art class. I had asked her if she could help me with physics and chemistry, seeing that Greg is busy with Amanda and has got no time to spare. She agreed and this time without hesitating, which I reckon is a good thing. I don't know if his father had told her that he asked me to stay away from her or not. But I suppose, things are okay now and he won't mind.

Greg was going out with Amanda after school. Since he had his last period free, he went home earlier than me. Anna's driver has taken two days off to stay with his daughter and granddaughter, so it was who dropped her school and was going to pick him but Anna messaged him that she would be going with me to my house. In the swarm of students, I spotted Anna with the same girl as the last time, I suppose Rose.

Anna waved her good-bye and walked towards me. "ready." She asked me and I nodded. We got to the parking lot, I had asked Ryder to drop me and Anna. Within fifteen minutes, we were at the house. Dad would be at the hospital and mom at her studio. Maybe Greg is still there. I rang the bell, and Greg opened the door. He was fully dressed. "thank god you arrived. Hey Anna." We entered in the house. After slipping into his shoes, he waved me and Anna bye.

"where is he going?" Anna asked me when he was out of the driveway. "on a date with Amanda." I told her. "let's eat something first." I took out the ravioli pasta which mom had made for lunch before leaving and put it in the microwave to heat. After setting out the plates and juice, I heard the beep and took the bowl out of the oven. As Anna took the first bite she said, "this is so good. I wish Lily knew to cook like this. I mean her food is good but this is fantastic." I laughed.

"well, should say that to mom, I bet she will start telling you the recipes." We were eating and talking about random stuff. Anna's melodious laughter was echoing in my ear, when suddenly it started to rain. Sure the weather was all cloudy but I didn't expect the rain. I heard the tinkling of the fork being dropped and Anna's body became rigid as if she was petrified.

"Anna, are you okay?" I asked walking to her. I could see her eyes brimming with tears. She wiped them with the back of her hands and said, "yeah." But like the rain, the tears were flowing from her eyes, she closed them for a second and then opened them suddenly.

"here, drink it." I passed her water. What happened? Is my house jinxed or something because every time she starts crying? "what happened?" I asked her.

"can we go to some other room where I cannot see the rain or hear it?" she said in a low voice.

"what?" does she want to be away from rain? She sighed and sat on the couch clutching on a cushion. I walked and sat beside her. "I don't like rain. I am afraid of it." I could hear her voice cracking. She swallowed the lump in her throat. "got bad memories with it."

I stood up and closed the curtains of the large glass door that leading into the backyard. "well if you ignore the sound, you wouldn't know it is raining." I told sitting beside her.

"Anna, did you ever dance in rain?" I asked her and she was taken aback with this sudden question. "yes, when I was a kid me and mom would do that all the time. we would make paper boats and race them." she closed her eyes and a smile crept on her face but then the tapping of raindrops on the window grew louder and she opened her eyes.

"you can always sing 'rain rain go away'." But she wasn't amused with my joke. "Anna, why do we always associate bad memories with the things?" I said.

"what do you mean?" she asked not understanding what I want her to understand.

"you know Anna, when I was a kid playing piano was everything for me and then one day things happened and I stopped playing it because bad memories came haunting me whenever I saw it." I closed my eyes remembering, how I had stopped playing the piano after mom died because it would remind me of her and then all I did was cry but Catherine told me then how mom would be always be alive if I kept playing because I have made thousands of good memories with her sitting in front of the piano. Catherine is the mother I could have got after my real mother died.

"I mean Anna, why to always remember that one terrible thing that happened rather than the thousand good memories.!!!! I don't know what happened that made you afraid of rain but I am sure that the memories that you have with your mother dancing with you can help you cope with it. Why always she the clouds of gloom rather than the rainbow of sunshine.!!" I turned to look at her. she was now looking at the glass door which were closed with the curtains.

She turned to look at me and then she stood up to open the curtains. She was looking at the rain falling down at hitting the ground. Opening the door, she stretched her hand out and soon there were water drops on her fingers. She stepped outside in rain closing her eyes, tears still streaming from them. "if you don't want to do it, you don't have to Anna. Come in, let me get you a towel." I went into my room and took out a towel. Rushing down the stairs, I saw Anna outside but this time there was a smile on her face.

"come out Adam. Feel it. It been years I have been out in rain, I even forgot how it felt when the water splattered on the skin. The music it creates and the smell it leaves behind." She inhaled deeply. She pulled me outside and towel dropped on the floor. She was spinning and swinging as she hummed. "look mom, I am dancing in rains after all those years."

Seeing her like that I felt I gave her back one missing part of life. All I want to do now is, just grab her by her waist and kiss her senseless in this rain. I took a step towards her and now I was standing just in front of her. see looked up at me and smiled. "thank you!" she said and turned but I grabbed her wrist in time.

"Dance with me. will you?" I stretched my hand and waited for her. she looked between my hand and face and then smiled, "sure!" she placed her hand in mine and the other on my shoulder while I put my hand on her waist. She was humming some song while we danced slowly.

" I met you in the dark,

You lit me up.

You made me feel as though,

I was enough"

I started to sing and she laughed. "what are you doing?" she asked. "singing, join me." I know I am smiling, maybe like a retard but I don't care because she is laughing.

"we danced the night away, we drank too much

I held your back when you were throwing up." She was smiling. I started to sing the song.

"I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old,

Just say you won't let go."

"just say you won't let go." She completed the line and smiled. "you have a nice voice, Adam." She said. "so do you." I said inching closer to her. I tucked a strand of wet hair behind her ear. Just this one time, I need to kiss her. Her eyes widened with a realisation and she looked into my eyes. I bought my lips close to her and she closed her eyes. maybe she doesn't mind. I could feel her breath on my lips and my heart was beating at an alarming rate as if my chest would rip out open any second.

A/N: don't kill me! okay. Things are moving. We are fourteen chapters far now. *pat myself on my back*. So don't forget to vote and comment. I am planning to apply for Watty2017 but let's see first. So there is this award going on called The iReader's Choice Awards 2017 and self nomination is not allowed. So guys I need your help. Nominate me, please. I am putting the link https://www.wattpad.com/story/110452608-the-ireader%27s-choice-awards-2017. help me!!!

Guys the song in the chapter is 'Say you won't let go by James Arthur. Go and listen!! It is beautiful <3.. until then keep reading.