It had happened before.

She knew it had.

She wanted to think that this time it was different.

That there was a reason her mind was on repeat

That it meant something

But experience had taught her to expect very little

So she stepped out into the rain

and let the darkness absorb her

until she became nothing

just the music resounding in her head

She was aware only of the water as it dripped off the end of her nose

And she ran.